Fire from Olympia

Video
2012
1h

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

A documentary which explores the naked truth behind the story of modern Olympics by following three hopeful athletes from Italy, Greece and Spain. In it they discover by competing in ancient... Read allA documentary which explores the naked truth behind the story of modern Olympics by following three hopeful athletes from Italy, Greece and Spain. In it they discover by competing in ancient Greek and English Olimpicks; why the famous torch race was never run at Olympia; how the ... Read allA documentary which explores the naked truth behind the story of modern Olympics by following three hopeful athletes from Italy, Greece and Spain. In it they discover by competing in ancient Greek and English Olimpicks; why the famous torch race was never run at Olympia; how the ancients in fact actually competed; and the true story of the man who really started the m... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

YOUR RATING

1User review

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos19

+ 12

User reviews1

8.010

Featured reviews

9andyjpacker

Postponed Olympics make this a topical watch - Origin of the modern games.

In light of the cancellation of this summers olympic games anyone with an interest in the Olympics or ancient Greek history would enjoy this film.

Often shocking; a chance to re-visit the origins of the Olympic games, stripped of modern hype, politics and sometimes of clothing!

Illuminating, entertaining and narrated with tongue in cheek humour.

A reminder of the beauty of Greece, it's culture and of the depth of it's history.