Captain Michalis, a fierce and indomitable warrior, has sworn to be black-clad, unshaven and unsmiling until Crete is liberated. But when he meets Emine, wife of his blood brother, Nuri Bey, he is possessed by 'a demon' that despite his efforts, he cannot get out of mind.
Michalis and Myrsini, two young people, are preparing to set up home, dreaming of a peaceful and beautiful life. At the same time, the five elders of Samothrace decide to expel the Turkish tax collector from the island and join the revolutionary movement of the time. Three months of peace follow,...
