On 28 February 2023, a head-on collision occurred between two trains south of the Tempe Valley in Greece, about halfway between the Greek villages of Tempi and Evangelismos in the Thessaly region.
The collision, involving the InterCity 62 (IC62) passenger train and an intermodal freight train, killed at least 57 people, with an official number of 342 passengers and 10 onboard railway staff on the passenger train and 2 staff on the freight train totalling 354 passengers on both trains.
It is the deadliest rail disaster in Greek history. It was discovered that the IC62 passenger train had been allowed to proceed on the wrong track and pass signals at danger despite the presence of the freight train on the same track.
The shocking journey of Anthi Voulgaris on the occasion of the one year anniversary of the tragic train accident. On the eve of the "black" anniversary, MEGA TV honours the memory of the 57 young people who lost their lives so ingloriously, with the documentary #MamaI'mcoming. A phrase that still rings in the ears of the people they left behind.
Anthi Voulgari, after months of research, takes a journey to the cities where the passengers of the fatal train lived, records the testimonies of the survivors as well as the accounts of the victims' families, and follows the progress of the investigations for justice. A day of remembrance for Tempe. One year after the deadly railway tragedy that marked our country. Mourning and sorrow. Unanswered "why?"
The golgotha of the families and their battle for justice. The journalist gives a voice to the families, the rescuers, the experts. With a narrative approach and cinematic aesthetics, the documentary captures the truth of that night and the unprecedented emotions brought... the dawn.
Why did the accident happen?
What was to blame?
How do the families of the tragic protagonists of that day still experience the loss today?
The failures, the questions, the unquestioned memories and the dreams that were lost?
Collection of signatures
One year after the accident, the Association of Relatives of the Victims of the 2023 Tempi railway disaster collected signatures through the online platform change.org, with the aim of abolishing immunity for ministers and commencing an inquiry concerning the involvement of ministers responsible for train safety, after a related revision of the Greek Constitution. Online signatures exceeded 1.3 million.
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"MOM I'M COMING BACK" - Documentary on the Criminal Railway Tragedy in Tempi, Greece [with EN Subs]