Thank you Mr Nolan! Greece celebrates global success of 'Odyssey'

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28/07/2026 - 16:08 GMT+2

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held a video call with multi-award-winning British director Christopher Nolan, prompted by the major international success of the film adaptation of "The Odyssey".

According to a statement from the Greek leader's press office, Mitsotakis congratulated the filmmaker on bringing the Homeric epic to the big screen and thanked him for the film's contribution to boosting global interest in ancient Greek culture.

As the statement notes, the prime minister said that productions on this scale serve as a bridge between Greece's rich cultural heritage and contemporary filmmaking.