Doxobus (1987)

5.8/10 105 min History Drama

Overview

By the 14th century, the Byzantine Empire was, if not on the verge of actual collapse, at least seriously decadent and clearly on its last legs. The hungry wolves of Europe were preparing to dine on its corpse, and as a result the Byzantine army and its allies were constantly engaged in battles and skirmishes. In this story, a widow lives in the 14th-century Byzantine village of Doxobus with her son Xenos. She forms a relationship with a village elder, and when she gives birth to the elder’s son, her son from her previous marriage is sent to live in a monastery.

Cast

Tasos Palatzidis

Stelios Kapatos

Lazaros Andreou

Dimitris Kolovos

Akis Sakellariou

Kosmas Zaharof

Giorgos Fourniadis

Stelios Goutis

Stefanos Kyriakidis

Thodoris Prokopiou

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