Smyrna my Beloved: The Series

A slow, heartfelt journey through family memory and historical trauma, blending past and present with gentle melancholy.

Created by

Mimi Denissi

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mimi Denissi, Leonidas Kakouris, Burak Hakkı

Tagline

The story of an entire life lost in flames

Overview

Filio Williams, an elderly Greek-American woman, rushes to Mytilene with her granddaughter Helen to offer support to Syrian refugees. No one knows her background; no one knows that her grandmother—Filio Baltatzi, a native of Smyrna—had once found herself on that very same island, a persecuted refugee. A small notebook containing the recipes of her namesake grandmother unfolds the turbulent history of the cosmopolitan Baltatzi family, a story shaped by the tragic international events that determined the fate of entire nations. Across time and space, different generations of women from the same family are united by the threads of history. Past and present merge into one.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, dark and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Memory, family, immigration, war

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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