Yannis Skarangas narrates the story of a unique man through the life of Despina Achladioti on the border island of Ro.

The lady of Ro raises and lowers a flag with the weight of her personal mission, an act that may not change the world, but at least gives it meaning. It symbolizes a piece of the Greek soul that draws strength from the few and renews its endurance through truth and the courage to face it.

Despina Achladioti (1890-1982), also known as "the lady of Ro", was a member of the Resistance during the Occupation period and settled on the border island of Ro, west of Kastellorizo, with her husband and blind mother since 1924. For forty years (from 1943 until her death), she raised the Greek flag every morning and lowered it with the sunset.