Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.

A village in Arcadia invites a "famous" icon painter and his assistant to restore the worn-out murals in a historic church. One is an amateur astronomer, and the other is involved in various scams.

Shortly after his wife’s funeral, a merchant wanders around the Peloponnese with his friend, a maestro, whom he considers to be his rival in love. The existence of a date-tree will prove, according to a photograph in the hands of the merchant, his deceased wife’s infidelity.

A young convict named Antonis, takes a 48 hour discharge from prison. His brother wants to spent this time together, but Antonis has other plans. He meets Olia, a girl who has abandon her household and her boyfriend has pimp her. The two fall in love and the deicide to get married...

Thessaloniki Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1983 Won Greek Competition Award Best Cinematography
Aris Stavrou
Best Editing
Andreas Andreadakis
Tied with Yannis Tsitsopoulos for Revanche (1983).
Best Set Decoration
Marie-Louise Bartholomew
Best Sound
Marinos Athanassopoulos

A deserted city is the setting, where a woman walks alone trying to approach and enter the forbidden zone. Traps and the morning patrol lurk everywhere. Electronic voices summon the (non-existent) people to abandon the city. Can a love affair in this place survive?