Athens 1966. Dimitris, 13, unexpectedly loses his father. Seeing his pampered mother collapse, the boy gets carried away and decides to skip childhood in order to stand by her. When he feels ready, he has to claim his mother back from an up-and-coming star of the military regime. A brutal coming-of-age story, where Dimitris reacts in vengeance, changing thus the course of Greek history...
Konstandinos Papadimitriou
Dimitris
Alexandriani Sikelianou
Foteini
Charis Sozos
Apostolos
Ieroklis Michaelidis
Uncle Ilias
Antonis Kafetzopoulos
Giannis Kemeras
Margarita Anthidou
Officer's Wife #1
Vassiliki Deliou
Officer's Wife #2
Yiorgos Kalantzis
Officer
Stavros Psyllakis
Officer
Athens 1966. Dimitris, 13, unexpectedly loses his father. Seeing his pampered mother collapse, the boy gets carried away and decides to skip childhood in order to stand by her. When he feels ready, he has to claim his mother back from an up-and-coming star of the military regime. A brutal coming-of-age story, where Dimitris reacts in vengeance, changing thus the course of Greek history...
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