Tawfeek Barhom

A middle-aged woman decides to overthrow the powerful oligarch who controls her country. She must stop the oligarch from stealing the people's money and making her country the poorest in Europe.

In the first century C.E., young Mary Magdalene leaves her family and village behind to join a new social movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth. Mary's search for spiritual upliftment and a new way of living finds fulfillment in Jesus and his inspirational message, but there is a vast majority out there who consider his teachings heretic. As they approach Jerusalem, the biggest test of their lives await them, and Mary must confront the call of destiny before her spiritual journey reaches its fruition.

In modern Greece, while socioeconomic turmoil ravages Southern Europe, three distinct stories unfold, each representing a different generation of Greeks in love with a foreigner, each story coming together in the end to form a whole. Against the backdrop of restless Athens, Greece, three stories of intercultural romance intertwine, depicting the turmoil and the inner sadness of a country trapped in a ceaseless socio-economic collapse. As a seemingly endless wave of fervent nationalism spreads in town, Farris, a Syrian refugee, saves Daphne, an idealist college student. Then, Yorgos, an unhappily married, pill-popping sales manager, has an unexpected affair with Elise, a frigidly beautiful Scandinavian corporate executive. Finally, Maria, a wistful Greek housewife whose family is struggling to keep afloat, has a chance encounter with grizzled Sebastian, who offers her a second chance in love. In the end, can love transcend all barriers? —Nick Riganas