Many experts now believe that this volcanic eruption and its catastrophic impact on Europe’s first great civilisation, the Minoans, inspired the legend of Atlantis.

Starring Reece Ritchie (Prince Of Persia) and Stephanie Leonida (MirrorMask), the production was shot almost entirely in a studio set against green screen. Physical sets were built in the foreground, with the backgrounds added later in CG, similar to the movie 300.