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When Tomatoes Met Wagner

When Tomatoes Met Wagner

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 11, 2019

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

72%

Original Title

Όταν ο Βάγκνερ συνάντησε τις ντομάτες

Production Companies

Anemon Productions

Director

Marianna Economou

Description

Elias, a small farming village in central Greece, is dying out. But two cousins team up with the village grannies to cultivate the tomato seeds they have kept for hundreds of years. With a little help from Wagner’s music –which they use to help their tomatoes grow– the team succeeds to export little jars with organic tomato recipes across the world. The film follows the protagonists of this unlikely quest, as they struggle to survive and make their dream come true. Humorous and bittersweet, this is a story about the importance of reinventing oneself in times of crisis and the power of human relationships.