The Journey (2014)

Three men - Hector, Jason and Atia - all arrive on a remote Greek island. All three of them arrive for very different reasons but the one thing they share is their intention to end their lives. However from the moment they arrive unusual things begin to happen. Hector begins to see a dark skinned woman in a white dress all over the island but every time he approaches her she disappears. Jason sees the same woman in a series of nightmares and unknown to him, she is watching him on the island. The same woman watches Atia but he is completely unaware of her presence. All three of soon discover that the answer to solving their own problems may well lie in the act of showing kindness to strangers. 'The Journey' is a film that portrays the quest of three men to find themselves again and for two of them discovering the country of Greece for the first time in their lives. In addition to being a powerful and touching drama, it aims to restore a positive image of Greece that has been recently misrepresented by the world media at large due to focus on the recent financial crisis. Through the journey of three protagonists, their turmoil reflects the struggles of the country and those we all suffer when we lose someone who is close to us.