Numerous ex-colonies, back at the time when they gained independence, struggling to concretize their national identity, found themselves in a rather awkward position: imploring, as if beggars, for the return of their cultural cornerstones that figure as centerpieces in prestigious museums all over the Western world. A documentary that explores the dim world of illicit trade in antiquities, as well as the long and hard struggle for the repatriation of all stolen treasures.
Greece,
Iceland
Documentary
91 minutes
2019
Thorkell S. Hardarson
Markell Productions,
Heretic,
EPT,
RÚV,
Cosmote TV,
Icelandic Film Center