“Kapodistrias” Expands International Rollout With Major One-Day Event in the U.S.

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Following its large occurrence successful Greece, Kapodistrias (The Governor), the latest movie from internationally acclaimed manager Yannis Smaragdis, continues its planetary rollout with releases crossed Europe, Australia, and North America — highlighted by a peculiar one-day theatrical lawsuit crossed the United States connected April 22, with tickets present officially connected merchantability astatine www.fathomentertainment.com.

Released successful Greece connected Christmas Day, the movie rapidly became a box-office phenomenon, ranking arsenic the fifth-highest-grossing Greek film of each time, reflecting its almighty storytelling and heavy taste resonance.

“Kapodistrias” successful the USA – One Day theatrical lawsuit (April 22)

Audiences crossed the United States volition person a unsocial accidental to acquisition Kapodistrias (The Governor) successful cinemas for 1 time only, connected April 22, 2026.

Marking the value of the release, pb histrion Antonis Myriagkos volition question from Greece to the United States to personally beforehand the film, bringing the communicative of Ioannis Kapodistrias straight to American audiences.

A bid of peculiar events, including exclusive pre-screenings successful Chicago and San Francisco, volition precede the release.

In Chicago, the Consulate General of Greece successful Chicago, successful practice with the Hellenic Foundation, the Pickwick Theatre, and the Hellenic Film Society USA, volition big the screening arsenic portion of the CineΕλλάδα series. The screening volition instrumentality spot connected April 16, 2026, astatine the Pickwick Theatre successful Park Ridge. Free admittance with registration required: https://kapodistriasmovie.eventbrite.com

The San Francisco lawsuit volition beryllium presented by UHAS and the San Francisco Greek Film Festival and volition instrumentality spot connected April 19, 2026, astatine the Century Redwood City Cinemark Theatres, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

As portion of these peculiar evenings, the 12 visiting Evzones — the Presidential Guard of Greece — volition be arsenic honored guests, adding a almighty ceremonial and taste magnitude and making these screenings genuinely unsocial and memorable events.

During his visit, Antonis Myriagkos volition look astatine a peculiar conscionable and greet astatine the Pickwick Theatre connected April 22, 2026 and volition beryllium contiguous for the 1:30pm, 4:30pm, and 7:30pm screenings, offering audiences a uncommon accidental to prosecute straight with the film’s pb actor.

Tickets for the San Francisco pre-screening are disposable at: http://sfgff2026kap.eventive.org/welcome

Tickets for the Chicago conscionable & greet astatine the Pickwick Theatre are disposable at: www.pickwicktheatre.com

Tickets for the nationwide one-night-only merchandise are disposable at: www.fathomentertainment.com

These events people a important taste infinitesimal for Greek communities crossed the United States.

Canada – In the theaters starting April 24

The movie volition beryllium released successful Canada, starting April 24, with locations to beryllium announced soon.

Germany, Austria and Switzerland- Special screenings

In Germany, the movie volition beryllium presented successful a peculiar screening lawsuit successful Stuttgart and Reutlingen connected April 16, 2026 followed by an exclusive Q&A with pb histrion Antonis Myriagkos, alongside a broader merchandise crossed Germany and Austria.

A afloat database of locations successful Germany and Austria is disposable at: https://www.kinostar.com/kapodistrias/

Tickets for the Stuttgart Q&A:https://www.innenstadtkinos.de/de/programm?date=2026-04-16

Tickets for the Reutlingen Q&A: https://www.cineplex.de/reutlingen/film/kapodistrias-der-gouverneur-6D041000012FWBXJYB

In Switzerland, peculiar screenings volition instrumentality spot in:

Zurich – Arthouse Piccadilly @ 20:15 connected April 19 and April 26, 2026
Lausanne – Pathé Galeries @ 17:30 connected April 19, 2026 (hosted by the Consulate General of Greece successful Geneva)

Australia merchandise – Exclusively astatine Palace Cinemas

The movie volition beryllium released successful cinemas successful Australia starting May 7, exclusively astatine Palace Cinemas.

Preview screenings successful Melbourne:

The Astor Theatre, Melbourne — Wednesday, April 29 @ 7:30pm
The Astor Theatre, Melbourne — Sunday, May 3 @ 3:00pm

Sydney preview screenings to beryllium announced.

Australian screenings volition besides diagnostic exclusive footage from a backstage presumption of the movie for His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece, who described the movie arsenic “a cardiogram of Greek history.”

UK Release – June 2026

In the United Kingdom, Kapodistrias (The Governor) volition beryllium released successful cinemas nationwide connected June 12, 2026, by Two Fresh Distribution, successful concern with starring planetary distributor Tanweer.

Kapodistrias movie is simply a communicative that shaped a nation

Kapodistrias – The Governor brings to beingness the bonzer communicative of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the archetypal Governor of autarkic Greece and 1 of the astir pivotal figures successful modern European history.

A visionary diplomat and reformer, Kapodistrias roseate to prominence successful aboriginal 19th-century Europe earlier returning to pb a recently autarkic and profoundly fragmented Greece. Tasked with gathering a federation successful the aftermath of war, helium established its archetypal institutions and laid the foundations of the modern Greek state.

A communicative of sacrifice, conviction, and nation-building, the movie explores the idiosyncratic outgo down governmental courageousness — a antheral who relinquished love, wealth, and presumption successful work of freedom.

Directed by Yannis Smaragdis (Kazantzakis, El Greco, God Loves Caviar), the movie is described by the manager arsenic “a enactment of religion and heavy emotion for Greece.”

A planetary taste event

More than a humanities drama, Kapodistrias – The Governor is simply a tribute to the enduring spirit, resilience, and individuality of the Greek people.

TICKETS & INFORMATION BY TERRITORY

United States (April 22 – One Day Only)

www.fathomentertainment.com

San Francisco Pre-Screening: http://sfgff2026kap.eventive.org/welcome

Chicago Meet & Greet (Pickwick Theatre): www.pickwicktheatre.com

Australia (From May 7)

www.palacecinemas.com.au

Germany & Austria (From April 16)

https://www.kinostar.com/kapodistrias/

Stuttgart Q&A: https://www.innenstadtkinos.de/de/programm?date=2026-04-16

Reutlingen Q&A: https://www.cineplex.de/reutlingen/film/kapodistrias-der-gouverneur-6D041000012FWBXJYB

Switzerland (April 19 & 26)