Pubescent Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and her five-year-old brother Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) want to see their father, whom they have never met before.

Their mother tells them he lives in Germany and so Voula and Alexandros one day secretly leave their home to find him.

He informs him that their mother lied to them, to prevent them from knowing the truth: that they have different fathers and are simply the results of one-night stands.

They continue their journey on foot and eventually meet a young man named Orestis (Stratos Tzortzoglou), who broke down with his bus.

Recently the troupe has been struggling with declining audience numbers, due to people searching for easier distraction.

Suddenly, the children witness a huge marble hand held by a helicopter emerge from the sea.

Angelopoulos stated he once read in the newspaper about two children embarking on a journey to Germany to find their father.

He was so impressed by this strong desire to find the father, that the idea of producing a film about it came to his mind.

Karaindrou stated the impetuous children strongly reminded her of the romantic escapes from earlier times, which is why she wanted the soundtrack to contain traces of Mendelssohn and Franck.