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Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate, runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos. There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and psychological tricks on Conchis' estate at Bourani. 

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Produced and directed by Heather Larmour.
©2018 BBC Digital Media (P)2018 BBC Digital Media

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