Babel - From Silence to the Explosion

May 19, 2020

1h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

Athens, February 1981. Motivated by their shared love for the so-called Ninth Art, a group of people introduces Greek readers to the culture of comic books that are not just for kids. This is the story of the legendary Greek comics magazine Babel and the international comics festivals it organized.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

World Sound

Babel - From Silence to the Explosion Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Self

Niki Tzouda

Self

Pavlos Petridis

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Antonis Nikolopoulos

Self

Nikos Xydakis

Self

Angelos Frantzis

Self

Christos Xanthakis

Self

Elena Navrozidou

Self

Alexis Kalofolias

Self

Thodoris Koutsis

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George Botsos

Self

Katerina Barabouti

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