Eleni

In 1948 as civil war ravaged Greece children were abducted and sent tocommunist camps inside the Iron Curtain. <strong>Eleni</strong> Gatzoyiannis fortyonedefie... » 

In 1948 as civil war ravaged Greece children were abducted and sent tocommunist camps inside the Iron Curtain. Eleni Gatzoyiannis fortyonedefied the traditions of her small village and the terror of the communistinsurgents to arrange for the escape of her three daughters and her sonNicola. For that act she was imprisoned tortured and executed in cold blood.Nicholas Gage joined his father in Massachusetts at the age of nine and grew upto become a top New York Times investigative reporter honing his skills withone thought in mind to return to Greece and uncover the one story he caredabout most the story of his mother.Eleni takes you into the heart a village destroyed in the name of ideals andinto the soul of a truly heroic woman. «