A struggling film director has an accident that leaves him temporarily disabled. He is assisted by his cousin, who is permanently disabled himself. The director decides to make a film about the accident and his days with his cousin, but everyone becomes an obstacle in the creation of the movie, especially the perpetrator of the accident.
Kyros Papavassiliou
Self
A struggling film director has an accident that leaves him temporarily disabled. He is assisted by his cousin, who is permanently disabled himself. The director decides to make a film about the accident and his days with his cousin, but everyone becomes an obstacle in the creation of the movie, especially the perpetrator of the accident.
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