Mediterranean Stories

Olives, wheat and grapes. The similarities in the farming methods, the daily toil and the customs of the people who work in various parts of Greece, Turkey and Italy in order to produce oil, bread and wine, demonstrate the common ties of the peoples of the Mediterranean with their natural environment. Harking back to the depths of time they are still visible in our days despite the industrialization of production methods, and they transcend all present-day cultural or religious differences. —Greek Film Center, Digital Archive