Stella is a beautiful young girl who dreams of becoming one day a famous singer. Her boyfriend Andreas leads a quiet life working at his small store, and doesn't approve Stella's quest for fame. When she decides to leave Athens for a singing job offered to her somewhere in north Greece, Andreas sets off on a quest to find her again and convince her to come back to him

A glimpse of the Greek Civil War, which followed soon after the end of WW2, as it was experienced in the remote and rather peculiar island of Ikaria. After the defeat of the Democratic Army of Greece on Samos island, several men attempt to escape certain death at the hands of the Greek government. The loose film plot does incorporate many local stories and legends from that dark period, as well as older tales.

A man sees a poster of an old movie that he claims to have acted in