Voulgaris sets this delicately rendered study of human isolation and interdependence in Athens in August, when, he notes, "only loners remain." "In this city, where he has always lived, Voulgaris skillfully and elegantly intertwines three stories of lonely people trying to survive and communicate. The stifling and melancholy (atmosphere) of this beautiful changing city is captured with discretion; in the forefront is the longing of elderly Aleka (veteran actress Aleka Paizi), who lives with memories of the man she loved during the war; Nikos (the comedian Thanassis Vengos), a retired seaman whose life is radically changed when he aids a woman who has fainted on the subway; and a meek bank employee who receives an erotic phone call from an unknown woman every day at four p.m. Music by the eminent composer Manos Hadjidakis enriches the emotional scope of this moving film." (New Directors/New Films & Cinematheque Ontario)