A, an American film director of Greek ancestry, is making a film that tells his story and the story of his parents. It is a tale that unfolds in Italy, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, Canada and the USA. The main character is Eleni, who is claimed and claims the absoluteness of love. At the same time the film is a long journey into the vast history and the events of the last fifty years that left their mark on the 20th century. The characters in the film move as though in a dream. The dust of time confuses memories. A searches for them and experiences them in the present.

Willem Dafoe
as A

Bruno Ganz
as Jacob

Michel Piccoli
as Spyros

Irène Jacob
as Eleni

Christiane Paul
as Helga

Kostas Apostolidis
as Secretary

Tiziana Pfiffner
as Young Eleni

Alexandros Mylonas
as Man in the Train

Norman Mozzato
as Hotel Manager

Reni Pittaki
as Composer