Voula and Alexandros are two brothers whose father works as an immigrant in Germany. At least that's what their mother tells them, whenever they ask after him. One day they get onto a train which, they believe, will take them to him. But their journey does not seem to materialise. Their destination keeps moving further away from them, as they become involved in a incessant conformation to reality, which delays them at various intermediate stations along the way. After a harsh journey through life and into adulthood, they will reach that border beyond which they believe they will finally find a father, who, for them, will represent some kind of hope...

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Felix Award for Best European Film of the Year, EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS, 1989
• LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, 1988
  • Silver Lion for Best Direction
  • FIPRESCI - International Critics' Prize
  • CICAE Arthouse
  • OCIC Prize
  • Pasinetti
• CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 1988
  • Gold Hugo for Best Direction
  • Silver Plaque for Best Cinematography (Giorgos Arvanitis)
• GOTENBORG FILM FESTIVAL, Sweden, 2007, screening
• Hong Kong International Film Festival, China, 2010, screening
• Kerala International Film Festival, India, 2011, screening
• Bengaluru International Film Festival, India, 2011, screening
• Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece, 2012, screening
• The Reykjavik European Film Festival, Iceland, 2012, screening
• Adana Golden Ball Film Festival, Turkey, 2012, screening
• Shanghai International Film Festival, China, 2012, screening
• Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2012, screening
• Griechische Filmwoche, Munich, 2012, screening

CREDITS