- George Horton: [on the phone, trying to procure rescue ships] Yes, I'm in Smyrna. The city is on fire! There are 350,000 Greeks, trapped in the port. Tchetas are killing and raping.
- closing title card: According to historical studies, the victims were around 800,000 and the refugees around 1,500,000.
- closing title card: The great fire on August 31st - September 13th by the New Calendar - lasted four days.
- closing title card: The people waited for the ships amidst smoke, burnt ruins, vandalism, and savage violence for many days before being able to go.
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- Lefkothea Baltatzi: [Mytilene, Lesvos, 2015, a refugee boat landing site] Let's go to the hotel. You shouldn't be here.
- Filio Baltatzi: This is exactly where I should be.