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Of the thirty inhabitants of Arki, a windswept island in Greece’s Dodecanese, Kristos is the last remaining child. He is ten, and he is the only pupil of his teacher Maria, who devotes herself to him. Kristos will finish his elementary school soon, and to continue education, he needs to leave Arki and move to a larger island. His family, however, cannot afford this expense and his father wants him to become a shepherd, a profession passed down the family for generations. Maria cannot accept this situation and is determined to find a solution to further his education.

The film premiered at Venice Film Festival as part of the programme Giornate degli autori.