Dimitris, a 23 yr. old swimming champion, meets Elsa, a yound environmental activist. Their relation, and her sudden dissaperance, make him re-evaluate his settled life.
On the eve of her birthday, 17-year-old Hara leaves home with her cousin and brother to attend a local festival in the neighboring village. By dawn the next day, Hara still hasn't returned.
Two 17 year old teens, whose only common link is their age, run away, one from a juvenile institution and the other from her home, and scour Northern Greece and Turkey, following the "arid" railroad near Maritsa's bank.