Moldavia is a former principality in Eastern Europe. For centuries, waves of Turkish and Greek invaders swept over the region. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Romanian peasants built monasteries to face off against them: their bells were ...See moreMoldavia is a former principality in Eastern Europe. For centuries, waves of Turkish and Greek invaders swept over the region. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Romanian peasants built monasteries to face off against them: their bells were to announce the arrival of the enemies. The documentary makes the viewer visit such monasteries as Arbor, Umor, Moldavitza, Souchertza..., whose fresco-ed walls evoke the history of those great invasions. Written by
Guy Bellinger
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