"Who's that over there?" "What's his name?" "Her condition is getting slowly worse." "Stavros." "One minute she knows me, the next she doesn't." "Sometimes I am Stavros... sometimes Salih, sometimes Remzi." "Does she watch the Turkish soap opera?" "A second stroke could be fatal." "One more question..." "I have an issue with sleeping." "Meaning?" "I can't sleep." "I go to bed, then I wake up, then go back to bed again..." "Since when?" "It's been years." "Are you under stress?" "Let's go, mom." "What do you do for a living?" "I run a small shop." "Does it matter?" "Everything matters." "Is there something wrong in your life?" "Can you take my life and give me someone else's?" "PLATO'S ACADEMY" "Salih!" "Why are you going this way?" "Agisilaou is now a one way street." "So, why are you going this way?" "I can't go through Agisilaou." "Go the way we always go!" "It's a one way street, I can't." "Go the way we always go!" "I told you, I can't, it's illegal." "Go the way we always go!" "DRIVING SCHOOL" "Goodnight, Salih dear..." "Hello?" "Hey, it's me." "Who?" "Stavros." "Stavros who?" "Are you coming down or should I come up?" "Someone should make the first step." "You didn't and I just felt like it." "Are you coming down or should I come up?" "Thanks, I don't smoke anymore." "How's work?" "God bless women." "Men can't handle a female driving instructor." "It makes sense..." "Yes, it does..." "What about you?" "I've missed you..." "I've missed you!" "We never had any fun." "What exactly have you missed?" "It wasn't that bad." "What was the problem?" "My mother?" ""I married you, not you and your mother!", you used to say." "You stopped paying attention to me." "That was the problem." "It was me, you and your mom in one house... and I couldn't breathe." "I couldn't breathe and you didn't pay attention to me." "I'm here." "I'll be back in five minutes!" "Is this going to stop or what?" "So you can breathe with him?" "Yes, I do." "Are you coming up or shall I come down?" "I've really missed you." "Do you sleep at all?" "No." "Are you taking sleeping pills?" "They don't help at all." "Good night." "Dina?" "Patriot!" "That's your food for the day." "It's all yours!" "That's all for today!" "This is it!" "Okay?" "This is it!" "One day, he will attack you." "It's part of the training." "What are you laughing at?" "Yesterday he barked at someone!" "He barks at everyone!" "Poor puppy is starving!" "He only barks at Albanians!" "He barks at everyone!" "Only at Albanians!" "What's going on?" "He didn't bark at you." "I am not an Albanian, am I?" "I'll bet you five bucks that he will bark at one of us." "I'm in!" "Good!" "Go for it!" "Why do I have to go first?" "Just go, man!" "I'm not going." "Come on, we are all gonna do it!" "Ok, I'm going." "See?" "I knew it!" "That's my boy!" "That's my Patriot, good boy!" "Is there a problem?" "Never run away when a dog barks at you." "I got work to do." "What kind of work?" "What's your number?" "I need some help at home." "6936 24 44 77." "Name?" "Nikos." "Your Albanian name, fool!" "What's wrong with you, people?" "Changing your names." "You're never going to e Greek, Alanian!" "Remzi!" "Are you nuts, mom?" "What do you want?" "Check that out!" "Are you nuts, mom?" "The Chinese are stealing our Albanians now!" "Let it play!" "I can't stand it!" "This is music too!" "It's not the same thing!" "Why not?" "Rock music isn't just music!" "It's a concept." "It's an ideology." "A way of living!" "Exactly!" "A way of living." "What kind of living?" "He doesn't get it, man." "When you go to those bars, what do you do?" "What do I do?" "You just listen to music." "And I dance too." "Okay, you dance too." "Do you know what we did?" "1982!" "Rory Gallagher concert..." "At the Stadium of AEK." "The first concert after the Junta." "So, what did you do?" "We went crazy!" "We tore the whole stadium apart..." "And the speakers!" "People were running away!" "At the concert of the "Police" we went crazy too..." "We always went crazy!" "We didn't go just for the music!" "That's what rock is!" "Just Greek shows!" "That's what the doctor said!" "Salih?" "See?" "You've got to stop that!" "Have a good night, Stavros." "Mom?" "You're cooking!" "Nice, mom!" "Cooking in the middle of the night!" "Nice, mommy." "That's what I'm talking about." "Very nice." "Dinner for two?" "I'll set the table!" "That's my mom!" "Something incredible happened!" "I rang the bell and mom let me in." "Didn't I tell you not to open the door to strangers?" "My mother, my brother and me." "When I saw your mother, it hit me." "I showed her the picture and she immediately said... that that's her, that's me and that's you." "Incredible, right?" "Who is this, mom?" "Mom speaks Albanian!" "Mom, what are you saying?" " Mom says..." " What mom?" "Salih!" "Mother!" "Maybe I'm wrong." "I only have a picture." "But she speaks Albanian." "How is that possible?" "When dad died, someone promised to bring her to Greece." "That night, Remzi got sick." "She left the sick child behind and brought Salih to Greece." "That's you." "We've lived apart for so long, now we're back together." "It's ok." "Calm down." "It's all over now, all right?" "Listen, guys." "There are more than yesterday." "Thirteen..." "Fifteen..." "Fourteen..." "They are thirteen!" "Is the guy that just came out the same guy that went in before?" "Is he the same guy?" "They're definitely more than last week." "Even more than yesterday!" "Fifteen." "Thirteen." "Twelve..." "This is impossible." "There's no way to count them." "Let's just eyeball it." "There are more than yesterday." "Sit down, mom." "Marlboro." "Remzi?" "You're not leaving again, are you?" "We're going shopping and then for lunch together." "Can I go?" "Why are you doing this to me?" "Did I do something wrong?" "She can't believe we're all together again." "What's your problem?" "I got someone to take care of my mom." "Great, man!" "Nice, Stavros!" "Yeah, but you have an Albanian in your own house." "That's risky." "Cut it out!" "The guy solved a huge problem." "INTERCULTURAL SOLIDARITY MONUMENT" "What does intercult mean?" "The word is intercultural." "There's no such thing as intercult solidarity." "And what's interculture?" "You barely know what solidarity means." "Greece helps everyone get in the EU." "We helped Turkey, now we'll help Albania too!" "Hey, man!" "How would you feel if I took over the football field... that you've been playing at for 40 years?" "Me, the visitor!" "Calm down, guys." "It's the Mayor's decision." "It's our football field!" "Want me to let the dog free?" "It's not worth it." "Over my dead body!" "You're not building anything!" "Go tell the Mayor!" "I never asked for an Intercultural Monument!" "It's not my fault, man!" "Who has the right to vote around here?" "Who?" "Them!" "Do you know what the voter's anger is?" "If it wakes up, it'll tear you to pieces!" "You better pray it doesn't wake up!" "You build, we destroy!" "Every morning, you will find it in ruins!" "You have my word!" "Well done." "Why did you change your name?" "What is this new one?" "Marenglen." "They gave it to me back at home." "What kind of name is it?" "It derives from the first syllables... of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mar-eng-len." "Let's stick to Remzi, please." "I didn't know my name was Remzi." "You'll wash the dishes..." "I like the same kind of rock music." "Status Quo is my favourite band!" "There was rock in Albania?" "Are you kidding me?" "Italian radio." "We listened to Italian radio and taped it." "Most friends liked Italian music." "I didn't." "I found an Italian radio station... and I spent all nights with my finger on the pause button." "As soon as the DJ stopped talking..." "I know, man!" "You're going to teach me how to tape now?" "Stavros!" "I'm all alone!" "I'm all alone!" "I'm all alone!" "Just me and the net!" "I'm all alone!" "Just me and the net, man!" "I'm not playing!" "Come on, man!" "I'm on my own!" "Want to play?" "Here's the ball." "Is it necessary?" "Take the ball." "How shall we make up two equal teams?" "It's an intercultural field." "Stop the bullshit." "Take the ball." "I don't need him in my team." "You take him." "Wanna play?" "Me and the Albanian against all of you!" "We pass the ball, buddy." "That's how we play here." "Salih, Remzi!" "We'll play for a bit and we'll be right back." "Let's go!" "Come on, buddy!" "I'm on my own!" "Pass the ball!" "Go!" "Shoot it!" "It's ok, buddy." "He just doesn't like to lose." "That's not what I mean..." "I don't even care." "After all, everyone comes from somewhere." "So many places so many countries..." "He had to be from Albania?" "What happened?" "The other day at the hospital, I saw a 50 euro bill on the floor." "I wondered:" ""Should I take it or not?"" "And?" "I hesitated." "Were you afraid someone would see you?" "No, nobody had noticed it." "What then?" "Did you take it?" "Someone else did." "It's not about the money." "It's not bad finding a 50 euro bill." "It's not about the money." "It's about principle." "Fuck!" "It's for us." "What?" "Are you coming up or should I come down?" "I'll be up in five minutes!" "Dina!" "Come down, if you want!" "So, are you sleeping at all?" "No..." "Have you tried valerian?" "What's that?" "They say it works..." "You couldn't breathe with me." "It's over, Stavros." "Come back, Dina." "I have issues." "You and Stavros have the same taste in music." "He used to play the music so loud... that the police would come." "Italian fashion Wang Lian" "We have a small problem." "She wants us to go out and celebrate." "It took her an hour to get ready." "I can't change her mind." "Where are we going?" "Ask her where we're going, before I throw her out of the taxi!" "We had a good time." "Good night." "I don't want you to come in my house again." "I don't want to hear anything about it." "Nor about the photo, about what mom said." "Nothing!" "Mom told me her story." "I don't want you here!" "Why not visit her sometime?" "It's my house, ok?" "I don't want you in my house." "Why?" "I don't want Albanians in my house." "You are an Albanian too." "I am not." "Yes, you are." "Mom speaks Albanian." "So what?" "Mom speaks Albanian." "So what?" "She may speak Albanian but I'm not Albanian." "That's that!" "Even if I were Albanian, I'm not like you." "We are different, right?" "Right." "We are not the same, ok?" "Ok." "So, you're Albanian?" "Shut up, you asshole!" "What about your father?" "He died when we were still in the North." "She said so?" "Yes, she did." "What did she tell you now?" "That he died in Albania, when I was one-year old." "She said so?" "Yes, she did." "Does he have anything else besides the photo?" "A legal document that proves he's your mother's son?" "But then again..." "Your mother speaks Albanian." "Right?" "Your mother speaks Albanian." "Yes, but she had a stroke." "And whoever has a stroke starts speaking in Albanian?" "Ok, she speaks Albanian." "Does this make her an Albanian?" "Ok, she's Albanian." "But what about me?" "I'm Greek!" "Am I not?" "Are you?" "Of course I am!" "My mother is Albanian." "Does this make me an Albanian too?" "The question is..." "Can we still be friends?" "Is he coming tomorrow?" "Yes." "Chinese are faster, aren't they?" "Of course..." "Not too much though." "You can't compare them.." "Albanians do heavy labor." "The Chinese are speedy... while the Albanians are dragging the shovel around." "It's not a matter of speed." "What is it then?" "It's a matter of energy." "Chinese people are more active." "That's true." "While these guys over here..." "The Chinese are bursting with life." "They have a zest for life." "Also true." "Not all people are made up for the same kind of job." "Right." "Right." "What do you want?" "I came for the beers." "You are letting an Albanian alone in the store?" "I sent mine away." "Why?" "He wasn't any good." "And my store needs a paint." "Give me his phone number." "Albanian John, Albanian Harry, Albanian Philip, Albanian Nikos..." "I know one thing:" "Patriot barked at him, right?" "Everyone is responsible for his own life." "I can't watch out for all of you..." "Remzi!" "He was a good player, man." "And a good worker too." "A Status Quo fan too." "Come on, mom." "Are you all right?" "That's why Patriot barked!" "That's why Patriot barked!" "The dog barked at the Albanian!" "The Albanian was 10 meters away!" "Patriot was aiming at the Albanian, not at Stavros!" "That's what matters!" "The Albanian was there and Stavros was here." "Who was closer?" "But the dog barked when he saw the Albanian, not before!" "Look!" "We're trying to figure things out." "What's the verdict?" "Am I or am I not?" "Sure you are!" "No question about it!" "Sure!" "You were over there when Patriot barked." "He was next to the dog." "Sure you are!" "What?" "What am I?" "Greek, man!" "One of us!" "Your Albanian mother makes you an Albanian too?" "We are friends, we'll get over it." "It was good you sent him away." ""Who votes around here?" "!"" "Get the TV ready for tonight all right?" "See you tonight, Stavros." "Talk to you later." "Mr. Stavros..." "You have no customers." "You have nothing." "We give you money for rent, good money for rent... and you give the store to us." "You sit all day without good rent." "Why not sit all day with a good rent?" "Greek flags on the pole, 10 euros." "Ladies and gentlemen, the Alanian national anthem!" "Will you watch the game with us?" "We did fine together didn't we?" "What's got into you now?" "The Greek national anthem." "Stavros, listen to this..." "There have been reported over 50 cases of Foreign Accent Syndrome." "When Mrs Robart fron Alabama recovered from a stroke... she started speaking with a heavy German accent." "Her neighbors' didn't want to know her anymore..." "Come on, Greece!" "Let's go!" "That's it!" "Pass the ball!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Go for it!" "Alanian, you'll never e a Greek..." "Alanian, you'll never e a Greek..." "Goal!" "That's it, man!" "Alanian, you'll never e a Greek!" "Alanian, you'll never e a Greek!" "I'm confused, guys..." "So am I." "It's not something important." "It doesn't sound right, man." ""You'll never be a Greek..."" "Albanian, you'll never be a Greek." "You mean, I shouldn't be singing?" "No, no..." "You mean, it's forbidden!" "Go on, then." "Sing it..." "Yeah, go ahead." "It's just that..." "It doesn't sound right." "It doesn't..." "No, it doesn't." "Does it sound right, when you sing it?" "Yes, it does." "It does." "Why?" "Why didn't you tell me anything?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Who are you, sir?" "Who am I, mom?" "It's me, Stavros!" "He showed you a picture and you believed him?" "Let me show you 100 pictures of you and me." "Look." "Greek..." "Can you come by the house?" "She's been upset since you left." "Please..." "You lost yesterday..." "It's a pity." "You will come everyday!" "Ok?" "What?" "What is he saying?" "Okay, mom." "Right." "Come now!" "Come here, boys." "You can sleep here, whenever you wish!" "One day, mom threw my albums out of the window." "A real mess..." "albums flying all over..." "Even on balconies across the street..." "Cars were passing over them..." "Why did she throw them?" "I had some huge speakers." "I made them myself." "The windows trembled." "Tell me something." "How many do you think the Chinese are?" "I can't say..." "But I know a Chinese song they taught us in school." "Do you want to hear it?" "There is more but I don't remember it." "Mom..." "Mother!" "Mother..." "Oh mom..." "FUNERAL" "Mom died." "In her sleep." "She didn't suffer." "Coming?" "I was looking at them all morning." "I want to place mine on the grave..." "Or shall we place yours?" "But it's too old, man..." "Could you tell him to leave?" "Why?" "The dog is barking at him." "So what?" "If he leaves we can bury her." "She had a tough life." "I have a question." "Shouldn't he have her buried in Albania?" "Let me show you." "Which one shall we put on the grave?" "I don't know." "The old one is better." "I don't like the chador." "A chador in the graveyard is not nice." "Wait, guys." "Do they look alike...?" "They don't look alike." "Women in pictures look alike and don't look alike." "I don't know who my mother is." "What do you know then?" "That my mom came here and left me back." "Is that all you know?" "That's all." "Do the pictures look alike?" "They do, if you wish them to." "I 've been looking for my mother for nine years." "I talked to your mother and she responded in Albanian." "Her story was similar to my story." "She said: "You are my son!"" "I said: "I found my mother!"" "What about me?" "I found my brother too!" "Why didn't you say anything?" "Because if I tell you, you'll send me away!" "You bet!" "Are we related or not?" "What does this mean?" "Relatives!" "I don't understand." "Aren't we fucking brothers?" "I don't think so." "You listened to my albums, you idiot!" "Fuck you!" "Fuck you!" "Sorry!" "I made a mistake!" "I wished she was my mother." "But she wasn't!" "I wanted her to be." "What does it matter now?" "I made a fool of myself." "I made a fool of you too." "What the fuck does it matter now?" "Do you know who you are?" "You're Albanian." "What about me?" "You don't know, do you?" "Neither do I!" "Wake up one day not knowing who you are... and then you tell me what matters and what doesn't!" "Get out of here!" "Could you please give me the picture?" "I need it." "Wanna come to my place?" "In Albania, we have a drink after the funeral." "Here we have a drink too after the funeral, mister." "What do you think?" "Off I go, guys." "Let's think about it." "I'm going." "The poor guy wants to drink for his mother." "She wasn't his mother, man!" "He just thought she was!" "So?" "He's not mourning?" "Mourning for who?" "Mourning for who he thought she was..." "To mother's "memento"!" "To mother's what?" "To remember her, he means." "To her memory." "What does Marenglen mean?" "It's derives from three names." "Marx, Engels, Lenin." "What is your name?" "Argyris." "From Argyros." "In Greek it means "silver"." "I shine like silver, so to speak!" "I am Thymios." "From Efthymios." "It means joy." "A joyful guy." "That is Nikos over there." "From Nikolaos." "It means the victory of the people." "And what about Stavros?" "Wake up man, we're leaving!" "Let's go, Stavros!" "Yes?" "It's me." "Are you coming down or should I come up?" "Go upstairs!" "Hi..." "I wanted to tell you..." "My mother died." "I heard about it." "I'm Albanian." "I heard that too." "You said, you didn't breathe with me..." "I cut myself..." "So..." "I love you." "I can't go on without you." "If you ever stop breathing with the guy upstairs I'll be here waiting for you." "That's all I wanted to tell you." "ANTONIS KAFETZOPOULOS" "TITIKA SARIGOULI" "GIORGOS SOUXES" "KONSTANTINOS KORONAIOS" "PANAYIOTIS STAMATAKIS" "MARIA ZORBA" "Directed by FILIPPOS TSITOS" "Producers K. Moriatis" " Th." "Karathanos" "Script A. Kardaras" " F. Tsitos" "Director of cinematography POLIDEFKIS KYRLIDIS" "Edited by DIMITRIS PEPONIS" "PRODUCTION MANAGER GIORGOS ZERVAS" "Costumes CHRISTINA CHATZARIDOU" "Production designer SPYROS LASKARIS" "Sound by VAGGELIS ZELKAS" "Music ENsTRO"