Años 30, en la pequeña isla de Andros, Grecia, viven dos hermanas, hijas de un capitán: Orsa y Moscha . En esta isla, la mayoría de las mujeres son casadas con marineros. Orsa sueña con casarse con el futuro capitán Spyros Matabes , con quien tiene citas secretas. Pero Moscha desea salir de la isla, porque no quiere ser esposa de un marinero. Independientemente de los deseos de las jóvenes, quien decidirán sus futuros será la codiciosa madre de las jóvenes.
Aris, 27 years old, returns home after a long journey... His mother, an eccentric and lonely woman lives together with her secretary, Sylvia and her loyal gardener mute Christos. Her house is famous not only for its view in Acropolis but also for his pool: the deepest in Europe. Determined to leave behind his past and start a new life, Aris, will search the secret of his youth, he will fall in love with a poor girl, Alexandra and he will confront his own ghosts. In the meanwhile a fire turns Athens into a living hell...
