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Stories of ordinary people living in a neighborhood of Athens below the Acropolis.
A young couple (Antonis Kafetzopoulos and Olia Lazaridou) have a baby affected with the Down Syndrome. In order to avoid the difficulties entailed in bringing a child that will never live a normal life, they decided to put an end to its life.
The relationships of Maira, a kind-hearted and somewhat naive hairdresser, with her clients, her employer (Yiannis) and an ENT doctor, with whom she is hopelessly in love (Teli) and who, in order to avoid any possibility of marriage, presents himself as supposedly married. Maira, after several entanglements and humorous adventures, will eventually abandon everyone and change her life by going to open a hair salon in New York. An incomplete comedy based on the comic persona of Eleni Randou, the only Greek actress who combines the erotic element, the Greek psyche and clownish behavior.
A provincial café owner, Mimis, abandons his village in Chalkidiki and comes to Athens in search of a better life. He pretends to be a tough guy, a know-it-all, and behaves like an “antisocial”. With the help of a friend of his from the army, Aristeidis, he tries to set up his own business. At the same time, he falls in love with a seamstress, Toula, who is the sister of Aristeidis’ wife. Then comes the wedding, the everyday obligations, and Mimis is forced, with great resentment, to work as a waiter to make ends meet. When he get fired, however, his relationship with Nitsa is put to the test.
Eleni and her mother run a clothing store. Business is not going well and they are in debt. Her mother pressures her to accept the proposal of Thanos, a rich man, and to give up her relationship with Petros, a young man who is serving his military service in Cyprus. Petros shows no signs of life and Eleni, who is already pregnant by Petros, marries Thanos. Petros returns and after the death of his grandmother, he inherits her house and a bank account. He opens a gas station and decides to marry Anna, the girl who took care of his grandmother...
Trapped in a vicious cycle, three drug pushers who want out, find themselves forever indebted to a hardened drug kingpin, who, in turn, is dependent on the protection of a corrupt police officer. Can they escape from the inevitable?
A young man pushed beyond his endurance remembers his life on the roof of a tall building. He's there to commit suicide.
George (George Kimoulis) is a confused young man who thinks he is faced with thousands of dead ends. In reality, however, he faces the same problems as most young people. Having given up on life and love, he decides to commit suicide, knowing that his best friend will be there to save him every time. His friend, wanting to show him the true value of life, sets up an ingenious trick together with a mysterious man, who participates in every scene of the play...
Up against his money-grabbing relatives, his compromised superiors, and the state, a firm painter decides to protest by bricking up the windows of his house. Everyone wants to get their hands on his legacy. Will the protectors succeed?