The characters of Alexandros Papadiamantis are brought to life by Manousos Manousakis.

Alexandros Papadiamantis’ short story of the same title "comes to life" directed by Manousos Manousakis, conveying to us the ambiance and mood of another era, in the mid-19th century.

The short story tells the story of 50-year-old Skevo. When she hears that her son (Stavros), who works on a ship as a boatswain in order to earn enough money to ask his beloved Rinio to marry him, is sick, Skevo disguises herself as a man and becomes a “vardian” (guard) at “sporka” (ships that were quarantined because of cholera), in order to save him.