Two unemployed friends who live together decide to rob a bar and go to Germany to start a new life.

Ex-championship diver Victoras whiles away his days on the Greek coast, toiling away at a factory with only his dreams, medals and grandmother for company. When a phone call summons him to Germany, a simple road trip is the answer - that is until he crosses paths with the handsome Mathias - a free-spirited hitchhiker who tempts Victoras to take the road not taken.

When George runs out of the police riot bus and sees his daughter among the demonstrators facing him, he and his wife decide that father and daughter should go to their country home for a few days, to keep her safe and see if they can salvage their relationship.

Convinced that ancient pottery may hold traces of recorded sound, archaeologist Sofia travels to a remote Greek island to test her theory with Potter, an eccentric artist who doubts her idea.