Five Times a Stranger

The extraordinary journey of the 80-years-old Greek artist Stavros, who, has lived five life stories in five different countries of Europe, in just one lifetime! Political conflicts, poverty, mistrust and, always, the decisions of others have shaped his life circle. Starting from a small village in Greece, Stavros crossed Albania, faced Hungary’s communism and Austria’s nationalism, met with Greece’s military regime and finally enjoyed the freedom and tolerance of the 70’s Swedish society, where he studied arts and got married. Nostalgic for his birthplace he moved back to Greece only to find out that his village was shattered. Despite the losses and hardships Stavros remains positive, even though he knows that “history is always written by the winners”.