Two Greek refugees fall in love, but their relationship is devastated by dictatorship and war.
Nicolas is a shepherd. He is around twenty years old, thin and spirited. Constantina is eighteen years old. Constantina fell in love with Nikolas the very first time she saw him with his lyre at the bull sacrifice ritual. She entered the whirlpool of ecstasy and became his lover. Their relationship was clearly physical, all other things were setting them apart. Constantina decides that they should break up. "We come from different places and head in different directions", she says. When she finds out that she is pregnant, she does not tell Nikolas.
Alexandre (Bruno Ganz), um famoso escritor se prepara para deixar a casa que sempre viveu. Ao arrumar seus pertences, encontra uma carta de sua mulher, Ana (Isabelle Renauld), sobre um dia de verão há 30 anos. Assim, ele começa estranha viagem, onde o passado e o presente se misturam. Enquanto reavalia a sua vida, Alexandre passa por uma nova experiência, ao ajudar um garoto albanês a cruzar a fronteira.
Three stories dealing with three men and their stance towards life, given their personal background. All stories are held in Northern Greece (Macedonia and Thrace), covering all the spectrum from urban to rural settings.
