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202229 minPGdocumentary

George

202229 minPGdocumentary

At 91, George Manias reflects on 76 years of running a shoe shine shop while grappling with the loss of his sister Angela.

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At 91, George Manias reflects on 76 years of running a shoe shine shop while grappling with the loss of his sister Angela.

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George Manias stands in his shoe shine shop, a business he has run for 76 years. He fled Nazi-occupied Crete at 14. Now, at 91, he faces the recent loss of his sister Angela. This loss weighs heavily on him as he considers retirement and the possibility of returning to Crete without her. The film captures his reflections on a long life marked by memory and change.

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