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Although a Cypriot myself, I have to admit that Cyprus has not accustomed us to good productions (cypriot productions, although Cypriot directors have risen to fame mostly through Greece). Fortunately this is an exception. I deals with Andy-Andreas, a Cypriot raised in London, living with his dementia-suffering mother, German girlfriend and her daughter, working in a fish and chips restaurant. He decides to go back to his apparent homeland, for his mother to rest, and for him to make a fresh start. Welcomed by his brother, who migrated back some years before him, to his "noble" house and lifestyle, where he's trying to open a fish restaurant. Upon arrival all seems promising, until you cross the backdrop and it all falls apart. The movie is not just a straightforward drama. It's a harsh criticism with a good deal of irony for the vanity and fragility of the modern Cypriot culture. Rich on mortgage; cars, brands and pool mansions for social status; a noble traditional hospitality that can be turned upside down by losing control of the otherwise controlled environment of the child; a suffering mother that distresses a perfect yuppie lifestyle; xenophobic prejudice; frail marriages based on well being only; and the list goes on. An idyllic postwar (1974-) life constructed on a basis of ethnic unity against a common enemy. And the twist of the film does not hold up. All has to be contradicted, all to be proved a lie, even lies told to oneself.