Synopsis:

The life and work of the Kastorian poet Athanassios Christopoulos, an unknown but significant figure of neo-Hellenism, who lived in the 18th century in the territories bordering on the Danube. He came from a poor family and leading an almost ascetic life as a youth, he managed to enrich his mind with learning, an unheard of accomplishment for the era, and to rise to the highest positions. A political writer, philosopher, doctor, legislator, Supreme Court justice, translator of ancient texts, man of letters and playwright he remained in the intellectual history of Greece chiefly as a master of verse craft and as a lyrical poet. The camera follows the poet's footsteps in the places where he lived and worked. It attempts to shed light on the unknown sides of this very important personality while at the same time unveiling the sociopolitical fresco of the era. The film was shot in Bucharest, Iasi, Budapest, Vienna, Padova, Istanbul (Constantinople) but also in Corfu, Yannena and the poet's birthplace of Kastoria.