Hessaloniki, Greece. SAIMIR and his younger brother VINI, who has ecently migrated from Albania, try to get by in Greece, each one in his own way. SAIMIR is about to get married to ELEKTRA, a Greek girl; at the same time, he tries to take care of his younger brother and finds him

jobs that VINI doesn’t really like. As if this weren’t enough, VINI can’t stand ELEKTRA’s father NIKOS and the way he tries to control SAIMIR andELEKTRA’s life. Right at this critical juncture, SAIMIR’s uncle arrives from Albania in need of delicate eye surgery; he arrives, along with his entire family, at SAIMIR and ELEKTRA’s apartment. UNCLE brings with him a piece of Albanian family radition to GREECE. He was used to being in command at his home inALBANIA and tries to act the same way at his nephew’s apartment, also because he has raised SAIMIR himself; he often teases SAIMIR’s Greekgirlfriend and pressures her to adopt a more traditional female role in the family.

The situation for ELEKTRA becomes unbearable, to the point thatshe decides to leave her apartment, because of UNCLE’s rudeness. SAIMIR’s Greek father-in-law wants him to choose between his old Albanian family and the new family he is trying to build with ELEKTRA, whereas ELEKTRA finds herself divided between the two great loves of her life: her father and SAIMIR. In an attempt to prove to SAIMIR that he can get by in life without his older brother’s help, VINI leaves the apartment and moves to BEN’s place. BEN is a document forger and a trafficker of illegal immigrants; while working with him, VINI discovers the horrors of that underground world. VINI falls in love with MAJLINDA, who is mafia boss KENO’s crown jewel; with all the courage and ingenuity of a 20 year old boy, he attempts to free her from KENO’s grip and takes her to BEN’s apartment; BEN is scared to death because of this. KENO will never forgive them this affront. BEN eventually kicks VINI out of his apartment, but cannot escape KENO’s wrath; they torture him and finally kill him in an almost comicalwrath; they torture him and finally kill him in an almost comical manner. VINI takes MAJLINDA to the apartment where his brother lives with his Greek fiancée ELEKTRA and wants to keep her there until he can make some money and leave the city for good. This love has made him more mature and responsible, giving him strength while blurring his reason; and eventually makes him feel grateful for SAIMIR and respect him even more; SAIMIR is also happy with the changes he notices in VINI. To give him a hand, he persuades NIKOS to hire VINI to work at the auto shop. Synopsis KENO finds out where VINI is hiding, goes to check out NIKOS’ auto shop and ends up trashing the place savagely. NIKOS is deeply disappointed with SAIMIR and regrets having believed his words about VINI’s having changed for the better. He fires SAIMIR from his job and his son-in-law position, and also goes to the apartment

to kick MAJLINDA out; VINI doesn’t want MAJLINDA to go back to KENO’s and eventually he and KENO’s gang clash, in front of NIKOS, his Greek neighbors, and SAIMIR. They fight, and KENO kills VINI in front of a horror-struck audience. A desperate MAJLINDA manages to steal KENO’s handgun from him and tries to kill herself in the car. In the fight that ensues, as KENO’s car drives away from the crime scene, she fires two bullets that hit KENO and one ofhis goons, QIMJA, both of whom die later. Now SAIMIR has no other option left, but to go back to ALBANIA and bury his brother.

Six months later, NIKOS and ELEKTRA travel to Albania as well, with a newborn child; they will try to find him, even though they have no idea how.