The Valiants of Samothrace (2003) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2003 · 85 mins · Greek

Directed by

Stamatis Tsarouchas

Starring

Nikos Pantelidis, Renos Haralambidis, Tasos Palatzidis, Stavros Nikolaidis, Dimitris Piatas, George Kavgalakis

Set in the summer of 1974, the film follows a small northern‑Greek army squad mobilised after Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. While they await deployment to the island, the Greek dictatorship collapses, leaving the men stranded on Samothrace. As days stretch into weeks, discipline erodes and tension spirals out of control.