St. Nektarios
A nuclear scientist sets out to debunk the myth surrounding a mysterious priest while his ailing wife receives a book about the monastic life of Saint Nektarios. As it rekindles her dormant faith, she…
St. Nektarios
A nuclear scientist sets out to debunk the myth surrounding a mysterious priest while his ailing wife receives a book about the monastic life of Saint Nektarios. As it rekindles her dormant faith, she makes peace with God. A dancer, Vera, is married to a nuclear scientist, Tasos. She suffers from multiple sclerosis and is in very bad condition. In a little church on Aegina, according to rumors, supernatural things happen. True miracles. The President of the community is Tasos' father, and so Tasos himself has the chance to experience from up close many remarkable incidents. Bedridden Vera reads the biography of Saint Nektarios, patron saint of the island, whose life we follow in parallel. This strengthens the religious faith of both the heroine and her husband. A new diagnosis, however, changes the facts, and Vera, after a surgical operation, is completely cured. —Greek Film Archive Tasos Mantas, a nuclear scientist at the Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research, has been secretly married to Vera, a young dancer grappling with a debilitating chronic disease. As supernatural events unfold with the arrival of a mysterious priest at a chapel in Aegina, Mantas sets out on a mission to debunk the myth surrounding the cleric and determine whether he possesses God's grace. Meanwhile, Vera receives a book about the monastic life of Saint Nektarios. Little by little, it rekindles her dormant faith, encouraging her to make peace with God and hope for salvation. However, the question remains: Who is the enigmatic clergyman? —Nick Riganas
St. Nektarios
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A nuclear scientist sets out to debunk the myth surrounding a mysterious priest while his ailing wife receives a book about the monastic life of Saint Nektarios. As it rekindles her dormant faith, she makes peace with God. A dancer, Vera, is married to a nuclear scientist, Tasos.
She suffers from multiple sclerosis and is in very bad condition. In a little church on Aegina, according to rumors, supernatural things happen. True miracles.
The President of the community is Tasos' father, and so Tasos himself has the chance to experience from up close many remarkable incidents. Bedridden Vera reads the biography of Saint Nektarios, patron saint of the island, whose life we follow in parallel. This strengthens the religious faith of both the heroine and her husband.
A new diagnosis, however, changes the facts, and Vera, after a surgical operation, is completely cured. —Greek Film Archive Tasos Mantas, a nuclear scientist at the Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research, has been secretly married to Vera, a young dancer grappling with a debilitating chronic disease. As supernatural events unfold with the arrival of a mysterious priest at a chapel in Aegina, Mantas sets out on a mission to debunk the myth surrounding the cleric and determine whether he possesses God's grace.
Meanwhile, Vera receives a book about the monastic life of Saint Nektarios. Little by little, it rekindles her dormant faith, encouraging her to make peace with God and hope for salvation. However, the question remains: Who is the enigmatic clergyman? —Nick Riganas.