CINEMA: Spartan sacrifice that saved Greece*

Iran is enraged at a new Hollywood film, 300, about the heroic Greek stand against invading Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Film reviewed by Damian Wyld.A clash of civilisations.The new film 300 may not go down as one of the great epic films, but it is nevertheless a reminder of some timeless events and values – and it has created some waves of it own.Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, the film tells the true story of 300 heroic Spartan soldiers and their ha…

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