Children of the Riots

December 6th, 2008, fifteen-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed by police while out with his friends. His death prompted thousands of young people to take to the streets in riots that lasted three weeks, setting Athens ablaze and consuming a nation in violence and chaos. In this film, some of those teenagers who witnessed his death and the running battles with the police, reflect on their world three years later, as they deal with Greece’s on-going crisis. This film gives voice to young people thrust into a conflict which changed, and continues to change, their lives. We observe their lives and hear of their hopes, dreams and fears, as they navigate uncertain futures through times of great upheaval.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Cinematography: Dimitris Kassimatis

Editing: Aliki Panagi

Production: Glasshead Productions, Al Jazzera, T. +44 208 742 6800 lambros@glasshead.co.uk

Producers: Lambros Atteslis

Co-producers: Christos Georgiou

Format: HD Color

Production Country: Greece-UK

Production Year: 2011

Duration: 52

Contact: Al Jazeera English, Qatar T. +974 4489 7446 F. +974 4489 7472 distribution.int@aljazeera.net www.aljazeera.net