The Reason Why
Local tobacco farmers decide jointly not to sell to the tobacco traders, who have taken advantage of their need for cash. One farmer breaks his promise and is shot. At the trial, the court tries to di…
The Reason Why
Local tobacco farmers decide jointly not to sell to the tobacco traders, who have taken advantage of their need for cash. One farmer breaks his promise and is shot. At the trial, the court tries to discover the real motives for the crime. In the year 1953, in a smoky village of Macedonia, a strange murder is committed. During the hearing, it appears from the testimonies of the witnesses that the real causes were not some usual land disputes, as originally considered by the gendarmerie and the prosecutor, but the financial disputes and the relentless conflicts between tobacco growers and tobacco traders. —Greek_77 1953 Serres, Macedonia, Greece. Against the backdrop of a poverty-stricken village dependent on tobacco farming, a distraught, small-scale tobacco producer grabs a double-barrelled shotgun and murders a debt-ridden fellow cultivator in cold blood. As the police and prosecutor rush to close the case based on non-existent territorial disputes, the judge and jury take account of the facts and the offender's circumstances. On the one hand, the farmers' determination to set up a cooperative marks the beginning of a new era and a prosperous future; on the other hand, their bold decision doesn't sit well with the rapacious tobacco wholesalers and distributors, who see their profit margin decreasing. And to add fuel to the fire, the impending legislative elections further complicate matters. But the question remains. What was the reason behind the hideous crime? —Nick Riganas
The Reason Why
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Local tobacco farmers decide jointly not to sell to the tobacco traders, who have taken advantage of their need for cash. One farmer breaks his promise and is shot. At the trial, the court tries to discover the real motives for the crime.
In the year 1953, in a smoky village of Macedonia, a strange murder is committed. During the hearing, it appears from the testimonies of the witnesses that the real causes were not some usual land disputes, as originally considered by the gendarmerie and the prosecutor, but the financial disputes and the relentless conflicts between tobacco growers and tobacco traders. —Greek_77 1953 Serres, Macedonia, Greece.
Against the backdrop of a poverty-stricken village dependent on tobacco farming, a distraught, small-scale tobacco producer grabs a double-barrelled shotgun and murders a debt-ridden fellow cultivator in cold blood. As the police and prosecutor rush to close the case based on non-existent territorial disputes, the judge and jury take account of the facts and the offender's circumstances. On the one hand, the farmers' determination to set up a cooperative marks the beginning of a new era and a prosperous future; on the other hand, their bold decision doesn't sit well with the rapacious tobacco wholesalers and distributors, who see their profit margin decreasing.
And to add fuel to the fire, the impending legislative elections further complicate matters. But the question remains. What was the reason behind the hideous crime? —Nick Riganas.