SYNOPSIS

Army of Lovers brings to light the lost story of the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite force of 150 pairs of male lovers who became the most formidable warriors of the ancient world. Their story resurfaces as archaeologists discover long-buried evidence, revealing a forgotten chapter of love, war, and the fight for freedom. 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Lefteris Charitos is a fiction and documentary director. He studied film at the Royal College of Art in London. He is best known for the successful historical drama series Wild Bees (Άγριες Μέλισσες, ANT1 TV 2019–2022) and The Witch (Η Μάγισσα, ANT1 TV 2023–2025).

His feature documentary Dolphin Man (2017) received the IRIS Awards for Best Documentary and Best Debut Director in 2018. It was featured in several international film festivals including CPH:DOX, Tokyo, Angers, and Vancouver, and had a successful theatrical release in Greece, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Japan, and Canada.

Lefteris has directed numerous documentary series for Greek television, such as Rescued-in-Time (Σωσμένα, Cosmote TV), and has co-directed the series The Journey of Food (Το Ταξίδι της Τροφής, SKAI TV) and 1821 (SKAI TV). Since October 2022, he has been serving as President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Film Academy.

AWARDS and SCREENINGS:

Festival della Comunicazione e del Cinema Archeologico - Jury award

Cinema Diverse: The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Of Palm Springs, OUTshine Miami, FICAB Archaeological Film Festival XXV, Festival della Comunicazione e del Cinema, Archeologico, Image+Nation, The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, AGON Film Festival, Firenze Archeofilm