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To the greatest country in the world,

after the USA nudge, to Greece, Mia.

Look, I want to tell you something.

Chris and me, we wouldn't

be taking this trip if it

wasn't for you. Right, Chris?

A lot of people say that the

Olympia is the best restaurant

in Yonkers. Now, if that's

so, it's all because of you.

And, Harry, you've been

eating here from the first day

that I opened the Olympia.

That's 20 years of heartburn.

And except for walking out on

me one or two times to try to go

back to Athens, Alex has been

helping me cook all that time.

I'll never know which one

of you came in a heartburn.

And, Alice, you're the best

damn waitress in all of Westchester

County. No, no, no, damn it. The

best waitress in the entire thing.

Thank you, Pete. And you haven't

dropped a plate in three days.

Oh, Pete.

And who could ask for

better next-door neighbors and

customers than Nikos

Vanderas and Dizzy Brumethall?

Niko, please. So, you've been

fixing my shoes so perfectly

all these years that I walk

better than any of these flies.

Thank you, Pete.

If only my Sophia was

here to take the trip with us.

Anyway, Christo and me, we thank you.

For making all my dreams come true, yes, us.

Yes, yes, yes.

And now I will show you what they

do in Greece when they have a party.

Christo, Sico, we're going to,

how do you say it, cut the rug?

No, no thanks, Dad. I'd rather not.

Papa, don't call me Dad. Come on.

Papa, no.

Dad, would you look at this kid of mine?

In Greece! The men they dance together

all the time, and you know something?

David, please. Like that.

Yeah, I had a picture of it. Oh, come on.

Oh, good, good.

What the hell are you, man?

Come on, Pete. Let's dance.

Oh, good.

I really am. I really do.

No, you don't.

No, I was supposed to go to baseball camp.

We were going to be scouted

by the Yankees and the Giants.

But no, he has to drag me

back to his old hometown.

Show him what a big shot he is.

I mean, you know where we're going by boat? Why?

So you can take his brand

new car. It's a big shot.

I like your father. That's

kind of silly sometimes.

Yeah, well, you don't have to live with him.

In Greece. My whole life

has been giving me Greece.

It's paradise.

It's supposed to be beautiful.

I had to say there was such a hero.

You know, he's always saving the

town from walls and bears and dinosaurs.

But he wants to show me my history.

He wants to make a Greek

out of me, but I'm not a Greek.

I'm an American.

Chris.

Yeah, I won't see you until Labor Day.

Don't let the stars get in your

eyes. Don't let them move.

That's them. I should have been a singer.

The Italians are singing.

Greeks can't sing.

Greeks can do anything.

When you're poor relatives, we're there

eating each other in the caves of Scotland.

The Greeks were practicing democracy.

They were creating philosophy.

Look there.

Look there.

And weep.

But it's been going downhill ever since.

Oh, I'm surrounded by stupid idiots.

I'm like Prometheus.

You know him?

He runs candy store?

Damn.

He's a god.

Change forever like me to the grill.

With stupid birds eating at me.

You.

You are the reason I'm going

back to Greece, you stupid.

How are you doing, doll?

Okay.

Am I going to see you later?

But I can't stay too long.

Don't want you to forget about me when you're

over there with all them Greek men themselves.

But you don't have to worry.

You know why?

Because the Greek women,

they don't fool the rabbit.

Yeah, yeah.

What's the last time you were there?

A.P.

How about another roso, huh?

Who is it?

No.

No.

It's time to eat up.

I got open in the morning.

Yes, sir.

Stay, yes.

La cayo.

My chario.

Oh, sir.

It's all yours, Pete.

Oil, lube, full of gas and

ready to drive you to Greece.

Please.

Hey, can I pay for that too?

Buick!

You expression?

Dolly Eris, come on, get it.

Nick, you want to sit inside?

Why not?

Deep Raman, after all.

Pay us a day.

Dina flow.

Our steering.

Our brakes, air conditioning.

Air conditioning.

Of course.

Oh, there's something nice

about the smell of a new car.

Dina flow.

Dina flow.

Buick special.

You got them rich by your carry.

God bless America.

Aha.

Don't get excited.

Just clean the glass.

You scared me in my locker.

You big shot.

He's very nice, Pete.

He's very proper.

Just wait till his teammate drive into Yereza.

He's very nice.

Chris!

Come on.

What?

I'll show you what.

Come on.

Look.

There.

It's nice.

Nice.

Yeah.

It says it's kind of like Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

It's Chris.

The glass.

The last time you were in Brooklyn,

did you have a band to greet you?

Oh, beautiful.

Come on.

Let's go.

Oh,

oh, careful.

Boy, excuse me, see you on me.

Oh!

That's my God.

That's my beauty.

Hey, how's he doing? He's a Greek, remember?

Please be careful.

Easy, you guys. Easy. Easy. Easy. Why, shit?

I paid over $3,000 for that car, and

it's going to wind up in the agency.

Pull them.

That's the way.

But look at that guy. I'm peering.

Ah! Good work, fellas. Thank you very much.

Hey, Papa. You want me to drive?

You? Yeah.

When thinking maybe you haven't

been here so long, you'd like to see it?

Okay. Now you be careful, okay?

Because I show you the way, and

remember that you are in a foreign country.

Real slope.

Hey, guys.

Acropolis.

Fiparthenon.

Cariatices. Cariatices, how you say things?

Hang on, what's so big?

Oh, so beautiful.

You want to know how old that is?

I'll tell you how old that is.

2,500 years.

Come on, let's go.

Go.

Thaam. Thaam.

Three thousand years ago,

they started to build this canal.

Didn't work.

They finally finished it, let's see.

Eighteen ninety-five, they finally finished it.

Hola.

Bama.

Fantastic.

Oh, come on.

See, fantastic.

Look at that mountain.

It's just like yesterday.

Now everybody will be waiting for us in Yeritsa.

Your grandma, your uncle

Janie, all the neighbors.

Well, look at that ocean.

Haha.

Baseball cap.

When you have all this.

Watch, watch it.

And watch it.

No god, Rills.

But he's so scared of it. He used to live here.

If there were no cars, you know,

we walk, we take the donkey.

You wrote a donkey.

When I was your age, we didn't have no cars.

No, your trouble is, the trouble is your spoil.

Everything you want, you get.

Oh, it's my fault.

Why don't you give me a donkey for Christmas?

Oh, Chris.

No more fights, eh?

Let's, let's have fun.

Oh, stop.

Eh?

Eh?

Do you see that?

Oiki.

No.

What does it mean?

Well, that's what it means. No.

That's what the Greeks say to

the Germans during World War II.

The Nazis were here?

Oh, it was hell.

I mean for the Greeks.

How many people live in your village now?

Two hundred. Maybe three hundred.

How many people live in your village now?

Two hundred. Maybe three hundred.

People leave those goats?

We should have been there by now.

Papa, will you look at the map?

Pops. I don't need no maps.

Hey, what are you doing?

Pilett.

Where's Mupwini here, is that?

Yes, sir.

That's what I meant.

We should have turned back there.

Come on, we're getting close now.

Yes, sir.

I knew it.

We should have turned back there.

Come on, we're getting close now.

I think I would do this as a dive.

You know, I thought you would.

Yes, sir.

Well, you must be booked.

Yes.

And put on your jacket.

Well, this is it, Chris.

I'm home. I'm home.

Well, there's the church where I was baptized.

My God, that's not changed at all.

It's still the same.

Except the road's been paved.

It's still the same.

Hey, look at those kids.

They're beautiful.

I mean, do you ever see such beautiful kids?

And no vitamins?

There they are.

She's from prison.

I know that's why you can't do that in the term.

Is it my son?

And I am a son of my son.

And I need to be a son of my son.

But I am a son of my son.

And I am a son of my son.

And I am a son of my son.

I would never let that happen.

Thank you for coming with me.

I'll leave you.

Where's the jolly?

Where's Christa?

Christa, Christa.

Christa, Christa.

What's the matter, Mama?

He's your father.

Come here.

You're just like your grandfather, Christa.

Christa.

You're beautiful boy.

Oh, my God.

Live with him.

Oh, you recognize me.

How come you still got there?

Yeah, I just...

...I said, it's a jig.

I said...

What happened, you hear?

Oh, scodalaya!

Yeah, and my wife.

My...

...my...

...my...

What's the matter, why?

Why don't you smile?

This is my son, Nico.

This is your uncle, a big kiss.

You see, what's wrong with that?

I'm the president, he wants to make his pits.

Ah!

Good job.

Oh, my honor.

Thank you, son.

I remember you when you were a little boy

in the blacksmith shop of your father,

and now he's the president

of Yerez Yeah, but I'm all right.

Hello, citizens.

citizen. This region and its history has

given world many great men. You recall the

great king of Sparta Leonidas, who with 300

heroes men fight, die to defend our country

from one million Persian invaders.

Azaro's Brizakis, who co-creative

to become the great priest,

Yeburou Menaxi Khazume, Evgenia

Papanikulau, who she inspiration to us all.

When the Nazis come. But surely

now, when we speak of Petros Panakos,

sorry, I have no ink. He

comes to laugh, it's my Greek.

Eleni, Eleni's friend. He is a

health-speaking English to cousin Chris.

What do I say? Tell him, don't

tell on a stick at the blinds to ramen.

I understand English very

good, but I don't speak too good.

Right? Maybe you could help me with my Greek.

My best, too.

Nico says that he wants you to

be next to him when he's married.

He also says that he wants you to dance with me.

Sorry. I have a bad leg.

Okay. I hope your leg feels better. Sure.

And I tried to come back two or three

times, but things happen in time passes.

You know, I think I'll go

say hello to the villagers.

It's funny. I don't recognize them, but when

they tell me their name, it all comes back.

Tomorrow, go to the cemetery. Now.

I am back, please. Remember

me. I lived across the road.

Remember me? Sure, Mr. Martin. How are you?

I told you. You don't know me, Petros.

These days.

Vassini, everyone, it's me.

Right? The castle.

The other friend. You still

have your big nose, eh?

Come see me. Let me buy you a new job.

No, no. Tomorrow, and I will be the tree.

No. You will be my guest.

L'Alvaro.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yes, yes.

Bye-bye.

Look.

Hello.

This used to be Old Man

Littros' shop. And his son, Ari.

I am Amalia Littress. Ari's wife.

Widow.

Oh, I'm sorry. But you

are not from here, it's her.

No, I come from Calamata.

Calamata, a big city.

Oh, no.

Well, Ari picked himself a

very young and a beautiful wife.

Well, I buy this one.

I don't remember it so. So small.

Big enough for us.

Of sure, too. But how did we all fit in there?

Your uncle cost us years to live with us, too.

And once for a year, your cousin

filled her with her six children.

Six children.

Yeah.

Though we always have a good time, eh?

Now it's time for us to open up the presents.

For me?

How I look?

Super.

Very fantastic. Very fantastic. Did that?

Oh, just like Clark gave.

I can go to Athens now.

And now, Parnico.

This is the girl you're going to marry.

You dowry?

Natalie, your father is botanis from Cosma.

Cosma, that's the town up in the mountains.

They have olives.

As far as you can see, olives, olives, olives.

Bravo! That means you get

a lot of blood for your children.

And you go.

So very survival, Parnico.

That means with your new wife,

you know the time to take her to bed.

Okay. And now, Marika.

I hope it fits.

How beautiful.

For real, for real.

You're a real man. Those are too big, eh?

We're sure to rip again. It's a cocktail party.

And now it's time to go to bed.

What's the matter?

Oh.

Mama.

I forget, you know, I don't

know what to get you, so...

No worry, Pedro. That's a little venom.

Like mama.

Very, very beautiful.

But not for me, Pedro. For a ritual.

You are a rich woman, mama.

No, I am rich.

Okay. Now we go to sleep for you.

Oh, where is the new bathroom?

The bathroom? Like always, outside.

Outside?

You still have the outhouse?

But I send you money for...

Mother was sick.

Dr. Coste, much money.

Good night.

Yes, very good.

Thank you, Pedro.

I'm very glad you come home.

Thank you.

Thank you for bringing my grandson.

It's nice to be home, mama.

No worry about Meleka.

Meleka, you know, it's strange in the house, eh?

What come on, you go to bed?

Meleka.

Meleka.

Meleka.

Meleka.

Meleka.

Meleka.

1953, would you believe it?

And they still have the outhouse?

It's not so bad.

Yes, you know, we had nothing.

Yeah, I needed me when we

were kids, but we were happy.

You know what?

What?

I was born right here.

I mean, right here in this bed.

Meleka.

Yes, right here.