Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Kate Nelligan
as Eleni
John Malkovich
as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Linda Hunt
as Katina
Oliver Cotton
as Katis
Ronald Pickup
as Spiro
Rosalie Crutchley
as Grandmother
Glenne Headly
as Joan
Dimitra Arliss
as Ana (Czechoslovakia)
Steve Plytas
as Christos
Lisa Jakub
as Katis' Granddaughter
