SYNOPSIS
Athens, Greece, 17th century. Erotokritos, the king advisor’s son, confides to his best
friend Polydoros that he is in love with Aretousa, king Heracles’ daughter. The king
organizes a singing festival with the hope to catch the mysterious singer that rumor
has him singing under his daughter’s balcony every night. Erotokritos kills two of the
king’s guards when they are sent on the prowl to arrest him. Aretousa confides to her
nurse Frosyni that she likes the singer but Frosyni urges her to come to her senses.
Polydoros proposes a vacation to Erotokritos and they leave for Egripos so he can
forget Aretousa. The king notices that Aretousa is sad lately and announces that he
will organize a jousting tournament to please her. Erotokritos’ father, Pezostratos,
gets very sick and all the royal family visits him. Aretousa realizes that Erotokritos is
the mysterious singer after she discovers a manuscript with the lyrics she was hearing
under her balcony and a painting, portrait of hers, inside Erotokritos’ room.
Erotokritos returns from vacation to check on his father and discovers the missing
manuscript and painting. He sends Polydoros to the palace to find out if the king
knows anything and decides to play sick but Aretousa sends him a remedy gift so he
understands she is also interested in him.
Erotokritos takes part in the jousting tournament and wins. He secretly climbs to
Aretousa’s balcony and they speak about their love for each other. Erotokritos tells
his father that he wants to marry Aretousa and convinces him to deliver the message
to the king. The king gets furious with the news, sending Erotokritos to exile and
throwing his father out of the palace forever. Erotokritos secretly visits Aretousa and
announces the bad news. They exchange vows of faith in the presence of Frosyni.
Erotokritos leaves for exile, followed by his faithful slave, Pistentis. The king
announces his plan to marry Aretousa with the prince of Byzantium. She refuses and
the king throws her and her nanny both in jail. Erotokritos in exile, receives the news
of Aretousa’s imprisonment and the threats of imminent attack of the Vlachs to
Athens. His slave takes him to an old witch and she produces a potion. Erotokritos
washes his face with the potion and transforms into a black, Saracen man. Erotokritos
sets the slave free and decides to go to Athens and fight for its freedom.
Erotokritos returns to Athens and joins the battle in favor of the Athenians. He fights
so bravely that he forces many Vlach soldiers to flee and have both Athenians and
Vlachs wondering who is this Saracen warrior that appeared out of nowhere.
Vladistratos, the Vlach king, proposes to king Heracles a one-to-one fight in order to
stop the pointless bloodshed, the Vlachs’ best fighter against the Athenians’ best.
King Heracles holds a war council and they realize they don’t have any man that can
match the Vlach champion, Aristos. Erotokritos enters the council and volunteers to
fight. Erotokritos kills Aristos in an epic fight and the Vlachs vow for eternal
allegiance to the Athenians. King Heracles visits the wounded Erotokritos and tells
him that all his kingdoms now belong to him as well. Erotokritos denies the wealth
and asks to marry Aretousa. The king fears about his daughter’s decision and urges
him to ask her himself. Erotokritos visits Aretousa in jail and asks to marry her. She
denies and then Erotokritos washes his face with the potion, returning to his real
appearance. Aretousa is happy and relieved but proposes that he should change back
to Saracen and proceed with the marriage. At the wedding, Erotokritos reveals his real
identity to the king and the king forgives him, giving his blessing for the wedding and
announcing him as the new king.
SCRIPT: DIMITRIS APOSTOLOU
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OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.dimitrisapostolou.com/
PRODUCTION: NIKOS NIKOLETOS - PROTASIS PRODUCTIONS
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CO - PRODUCER: NIKOS GIANNOPOULOS - NARCISSUS PROD
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