At a small courtyard somewhere in a poor commoners' neighbourhood of mid-1960s Athens, the intelligent and stubbornly optimistic painter, Pipis Kathistos, once more, finds himself behind in the rent. Pivoting around this small and fragrant backyard, the rich and happy lives of a vivid assortment of tenants inextricably interweave--there's a hopeful dancer; a young plumber; a weary wandering musician with his innocent daughter, and of course, the grumpy landlady. And then, unexpectedly, a handsome stranger arrives, and things will never be the same again. Will the ladies of the courtyard fulfil their dreams?