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.
In a dystopian society after an unexpected epidemic citizens can't have dreams. Only few people are privillaged to dream. They operate small underground companies where they can have other people dreams.
In 1948, Dimitris, whose wife is expecting their first son, is exiled to Makronissos. There, the cruel torturer Kothras bets that he will "break" him so that he will sign a statement of repentance, but Dimitris resists fiercely.