Trama

Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away.

Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away. Determined to force him to acknowledge paternity, little do they know that the road to the much-coveted Greek citizenship is paved with ghosts from the past, adult savagery and a dream that needs to come true, no matter what. Reaching the end of this initiatory journey they eventually come of age even if Greece refuses to follow.—Xenia

In the wake of their Albanian immigrant mother's untimely demise, estranged brothers, down-to-earth Ody and impulsive Dany, reunite in bustling Piraeus, Greece. Bent on finding the whereabouts of their irresponsible, inconsiderate Greek father, the young siblings embark on a cross-country journey to Thessaloniki to seek support and the longed-for legal status to prevent deportation. But the road is long and fraught with danger. How far are they willing to go to find acceptance?—Nick Riganas