Giorgos Dinalis

A gang kidnaps a young couple.

Three separate stories about lonely men from Northern Greece facing turning points in their lives. In "A Silver Coin on the Lips", a bereaved archaeologist works in the ruins of ancient Philippi and embarks on a journey to heal from a major loss; in "The Last of the Lesser Whites", a dedicated game warden helps ornithologists track an endangered lesser white-fronted goose along the Evros River Delta; and in "Vietnam", a dejected furniture wholesaler from Kilkis deals with a painful breakup by drinking in a loud, remote club, leading to an emotional collapse.

An 80-year-old widower, Mr. Elias, goes to his village (Perithorio, where he had been president of the community for twenty-four consecutive years) to vote in the municipal elections. There he meets his childhood sweetheart (Fotini, also a widow). Their youthful engagement had been broken off due to a misunderstanding, but now their love is rekindled and they are considering marriage, despite the opposition of Fotini's daughter. When one day the village madman announces their rendezvous, the elderly couple, panicked, take the bus and flee to Drama. There they spend carefree, tender moments, but Mr. Elias' son, Aristides, finds them and forces them to return. However, the big decision has already been made, and when Mr. Elias' pension for former mayors and community presidents comes through, nothing can stop the couple anymore. Fotini comes to Athens and, together with Elias, they visit her grandson.