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I saw Antonis the other day, getting out of the house. What he wanted?

Just to say hallo from my father.

And that Maria will be cured.

I will see my sister again.

Why didn't you say so?

I thought you knew, didn't you?

And why was he angry?

How should I know!

That's Manol... Antonis always.

Macho man, you know him!

What's wrong with you tonight?

Watch it Mathios!

When will you fret my flute, uncle?

- Sit down. - Come my boy.

It's too sweet!

- I hardly put you a half of a spoon. - Spoon for a soup?

I think you're getting old.

I hope you find a girl to settle down

'cause you won't find any with so many whims.

You want to get rid of me?

- Are you listening? - Don't listen to him.

Do you want another one? Speak.

No, I don't.

So,

is it true that Manolis Vandoulakis inheritage

his uncle property in Mesara?

I don't know.

Why didn't he take you with him? As a field supervisor?

- You work for him for so many years. - Give me a break mom!

Hush!...

When will you fret my flute?

Mathios, leave me alone.

- What's got into him? - How should I know?

Uncle, my flute?

Sit down and I'll fret it some other day.

- I'll break it if you don't. - Too sweet!

Go downstairs, leave!

Three of our community's members have already successfuly departure, as...

successful as the treatment of the other members of our community.

Well, well. Welcome Mrs Christina.

What can I do for you? Please come inside.

Enough with the welcomings. I came to talk seriously.

Tell me,

who hurt you?

- You! - Me?

- You and that scapegrace doctor. - I don't know about the doctor.

Both who're giving your best to throw us out of our homes.

Without even asking.

Why Christina, don't you want to leave the Island?

Why should I?

Look, mrs Christina,

SpinaLonga will shut down.

What do you mean?

That the government decided to turn it into a sanitarium.

Are you kidding me?

No mrs Christina. It's true.

I'm not leaving this place. I'm telling you.

What are you talking Christina? Are you mad?

Yes.

That's why I'll stay here.

And do what?

Wait for the crazy and demented ones.

Why do you care?

Now who would thought so...

Are you listening to this kid?

There are others too that don't want to leave.

Like whom?

- Mr Lambros. - Welcome.

- I brought you some water and soup. - Thank you.

- How's your leg, heh? - Doesn't obey.

It's following its own directions.

- Didn't you see any difference with the medicine? - Nah! Worse.

Doctor said it... how he said it....

Falure... falure.... renal failure it is.

- What's that? - The med messed up my kidneys.

- You need to be patient. - Patient!

I don't want to be cured and leave this place.

I lost my kid.

I lost my wife.

What should I do over there?

I want to die here.

And put over there next to them. To have company.

Mr Lambros, you're not talking straight.

May I have some camomile?

Sure!

With lot of raki for my health.

No mr Lambro, without raki.

Maria?

- Doctor. - I never heard you singing before.

- And not the last one I hope... - It depends on us.

Right.

What's this?

A book about Medical Botanology. I saw it and thought of you.

A little bit of you, a little bit of me, right?

Right.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Coffee? - A camomile would be better.

- Camomile? - Sure, why not?

They looked each other straight in the eyes, that kind of love they had.

And had the same dreams but none of them dared to share it.

- Maria loved him. - Very very much!

As for him,

Kyritsis was so stiff and introvert.

He hadn't been in love with other woman since then.

His love for Maria soothed his soul bit by bit.

And made it more... tender, more... sympathetic.

Meanwhile, I continued my visits to my friend.

And she used to open her heart to me at his beautiful little yard.

I look forward that blessed moment you finally will be off this island.

We'll be fine, better than we used to!

And the doctor?

Well, he won't be your doctor anymore, since you will be cured.

- You think I won't see him again? - Sure you will...

Does he expressed any of his feelings to you?

Lovely jam, congratulations!

- Do you like it daughter? - Very much!

Do you want some more?

Yes, sure!

- Bless you! - Thank you.

Enough. Enough!

- Enough! - Quit eating.

How's business?

Fine, thank God.

If you have your health then everything will go straight.

- Yeah... - Pour some raki.

Let's go give our doll a bath!

- Where is that nephew of mine? - He might found a woman to fool around.

It's been so long. I'm going to visit him next week.

Yes, do that! Take Anna with you.

- Do you want to go? - Of course I do!

We'll be in the fields allday. Talking about business, you get bored.

I won't... it's a good chance to go for a walk at Heraclion.

Buy some things that we want.

Our pride has come!

Antonis my lad, do you remember Petros Sapountzakis?

His mother, Anthe, and... his sister, Toula!

Hallo!

Hallo...

Toula is an educated girl, She's even finished junior high.

And plays the piano!

Prefect invites her every time to play for Agios Nikolaos feasts!

So does Antonis, he plays his flute since he was kid!

Flute and piano can be "married". Right Antonis?

- Yes... - Yes...

Antonis, come sit with us.

- Something's wrong... - He went to change his clothes.

Why don't we have a sit. Come.

- Get down immediately! - Fine dad...

They came all the way from Agios Nikolaos.

- Everyone will talkin about us in the village! - I don't give a dime even if they came from Chania.

- Flies... - I'm not coming.

Where will you ever find such a beautiful bride?

Chubby! Like an animal! She will be great in olives harvest!

Look after the sheeps.

- Let's go! - Lets go!

Pauli, stop talking like that!

HusH! She knows how to look after the sheeps and make cheese!

Are you stupid?

Leave me alone! I don't want her!

Not her, not the other, not this not that. What's to become of you?

- Let's go downstairs! - Pauli, lower your voice!

We think it'll be better to look for work

in Heraclion or Agios Nikolaos.

Lapakis will help us with the ID's

He sent an application to the Ministry of Studies for Dimitri's to take his exams.

I don't want us to stay in Plaka. There's nothing there for me.

All those years, my family didn't sent me even a letter.

They don't even know where he is...

Don't you want to see your parents?

No. I'm trying to forget that part of my life.

You're my family. Helectra, you, Eugenia, Nikos.

This is where I grew up, fell in love, married and built my dreams.

I want to move forward Maria.

It's different for you. You left Plaka as a grown up.

Nobody forgot you. You have a father a sister and friends waiting for you.

We... don't have any.

What's wrong Niko?

Kouris sent me a letter.

It looks like things are not better leaving the Island.

Leave the fact that...

Why?

He said he went back home and found it empty and ruined.

He can't find a job anywhere..

Nothing...

Noone accepts him.

They don't want an former leper at their work.

even though he has all the papers...

that certified he's cured.

He found out from the villagers,

that his parents passed away.

and that his wife got married with another man and left.

Niko, what about us?

I can't bear the thought of seeing us together.

Why Eugenia?

What should they say?

Vasilis is no longer alive.

It's natural to move forward.

For my fellow villagers the proper thing was to stay alone with my kids...

and mourn for my husband till the day I die! I lived in Plaka not Athens!

First of all...

I'm your husband now!

And noone can doubt that!

Besides we won't go to the village!

We'll go in Athens!

My work is there...

kids will study there.

In Athens!

�The Island SpinaLonga is being finallyl ...�

repealed as a place of mandatory leper gathering�.

�The Ministry's summit,�

�with professor Markianos as president,�

�will give lisence to return to society,

�all the non lepers.�

�SpinaLonga must be immediately evacuate,�

�and the last Hansen's patients,�

�must transfer to the non Leper Medical Station of Agia Barbara.�

�So we pose the following terms:�

�Transportation of the 30 helpless patients to St. Barbara's hospital.�

People will stay in two buildings that are properly prepared.�

�and includes all the necessities for the proper inmates care.�

�It is allowed to be treated in their own place,�

�if only the facilities are met the health standards... and fourth,�

�the allowance will be provided for five more years�

�for those who won't be treated to the hospital.�

�That's the least time that the Ministry considers

�enough for their reintegration.�

Can you believe them?

Will they be that much organized as they promised?

I'll make sure they will.

I leave near the hospital so I could supervise the whole

prosedure of patients trasfer.

There's something else in my mind.

I want the whole villages to learn that we're leaving

the Island 'cause we're fully cured.

If we start leaving by two or three at a time,

I'm afraid we're going to give them the wrong message.

It was... very careless of me...

to leave the first three departure like that.

This time we need to go...

all together.

I agree!

Even those who will be treated at St Barbara's Hospital.

Yes, but we need time to get prepared.

Let's set a date today.

My fellow villagers!

Today is...

the greatest day of my life!

I'm proud to announce you that...

at the 25th of August...

all together...

we'll leave this Island permantly!

This island...

that hosted our sorrows and sufferings!

We are finally,

free of this damned disease,

able to rebuild our lives!

Where are you sending us? Where?

From where...

you came once dying!

At the hospital... did you forget already?

They want us to leave our homes and our gardens,

and locked up in a hospital's room?

- Christina, please! - Is there you want to go?

So full of joy of going to the hospital?

Christina, enough already!

This is not the right moment!

- You're all crazy! God damn you! - Christina! Stop it!

You'll let the insanes to come here!

The lunatics ... at your houses and rip it off?

We built these houses with our own hands!

- This is our Island! - Christina!

- Stop this! - Where do you want to go?

The Atheneans blown your mind?

They're not humans! They're sheeps.

Come on guys, ready for work!

- Morning boss. - Good morning.

Antonis!

I've heard it.

Anna told me that Maria is cured.

SpinaLonga will be shutted at the 25th of this month.

Maria is coming back.

Take your wife and come to Plaka!

Maria will be very happy to see her sister.

25th you said?

Boss!

- Yeah? - You have visitors.

Who is it?

Cousin!

So you did came to see me?

If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

No women? Where are they hiding?

Anything grows here except women!

Where have you been?

Blame your father.

He throw me into deep waters.

And you? How come?

- I thought to come and see how you doing! - Nice!

I'm so happy to see you!

- Will we drink some raki? - Sure.

Come.

- Manolis? - Yes boss?

- Bring us some raki. - Hi guys.

Now babye, wait.

- Goodmorning father. - Hi.

How's my girl? Painting?

- Where's Antreas? - The workers said he's going to Mesara.

Shoot. I told him I had some things to take them to Manolis.

He must forgot it.

�ntreas went to Mesara?

He said he was going to take me with him.

What's the big deal Anna. Next time.

Where is she going?

So, what's new?

- How's my uncles? - Nothing changed.

Father is nagging and mom is being patient.

Same old uncle.

Your wife?

My godchild?

Everyone's ok.

I missed her so much.

She changes day by day.

She always smiles.

Give her a kiss from her godfather.

I will.

Anna wanted to come.

I thought not to bring her.

Wasn't I right?

What's wrong cousin?

- No. - You can't fool me.

is something wrong?

Is something wrong between you two?

Nothing.

How's business here?

It was a little bit difficult at the begining.

But know I get used to it.

And by the end of the year everything will be clockwised.

And your father will be proud of me.

Have you heard about Maria?

- Maria who? - Your ex fiancee.

Forgot her already?

She's leaving SpinaLonga.

how?

They found the medicine.

At St. Titos celebration they're shutting down the Island.

There will be a big feast at Plaka.

I'll be there with Anna.

Won't you join us?

Well done!

Why didn't you tell me anything?

Why not?

- You said you'd take me to Heraclion. - So what?

- I changed my mind. - That's why I'm asking. Why?

'Cause I say so.

Well, nice of you!

Leaving your wife all alone in here

and doing as you pleased.

How you dare, you who're leaving the kid with Tasia old the time

- and interesting only for your outlook. - Me?

How dare you say I'm not paying any attention to you? You?

Who hasn't pay a visit to her father since Sofia's baptism?

And acting like you feel sorry for your sister?

Shut up!

Me to shut up?

Yeah, you!

Shut up!

Dear...

brothers in heaven.

My brothers,

sad and suffered,

wounded from this damned disease that tormented us all.

Today,

I cry tears of joy.

Because it was the last liturgy I perfomed at St Pantelehimon.

God praise his name.

St. Pantelehimon the miraculous one,

who soothed our pains and healed our wounds.

I cry and lament... 'cause we'll be apart,

I will be apart from my flock,

with which I shared all the suffering, and the cryings together.

God help us forget our sufferings,

now that we're going as healthy to the society.

I close my eyes

to feel next to us, among us

the souls... of our brothers...

who will stay forever in this Island. They left their last breath here.

Goodbye mommy...

- Everlasting your memory, our brothers. - Everlasting thy memory.

- Everlasting your memory, brothers and martyrs. - Everlasting thy memory.

Everlasting thy memory...

By the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God,

have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.

- Well.. hello! - Give me a break.

Pauli, give me a hand.

Mathios!

Mathios stop acting like crazy. Get down.

What are you doing up there?

So tell me, do you know who's coming today?

- Your friend, Maria. - So you do know.

Antonis bring the table.

Are you sure we didn't leave anything behind?

What's up?

- I'm ready. - Wait a second.

It's a big day for your father today.

Of course it is.

And your sister must be very happy.

I want too.

Did Manolis hear the news?

He should also be there, right?

Come on, you're stalling.

Sofia, mama will go now. Give mama a kiss.

My dear.

- Love you. - Love you too!

- I hope for the best welcoming. - Thank you.

Mrs Christina.

Won't you pack your things?

What do you care for?

In case you need any help.

I won't take anything with me girl.

'Cause I have no place to go.

We do have houses... in Plaka.

You may stay there till you figure out what to do.

A take no orders.

Of course not! It is your decision.

I'm just saying that we can host you.

I don't want to owe to anyone.

What is it that you're holding?

Just leave girl.

It was my mother's.

Go now.

- Maria, we're leaving. - Watch your steps!