Raised in California, the son of a prominent political family, eleven-year-old Alex travels to Crete to be the godfather of a local party leader's baby. He will become a godfather for the first time to prove to everyone, and especially to his father, that he is a worthy son. His foreign appearance, his difficulty with Greek, the peculiarities of the Cretans, and the trials he must undergo to be accepted as the son of the Chief, give rise to a comedy with a political background, existential anxieties, and intense comic-tragic situations.

影片改编自挪威作家尤·奈斯博的短篇小说《The Jealousy Man》，讲述在一个偏远的希腊岛屿上，一对双胞胎兄弟陷入了三角恋，引发血腥暴力冲突，一名善妒的当地侦探受命来调查这起谋杀案。

被不公正地流放，未经审判被定罪，无缘无故诽谤。《上帝的考验》描绘了埃吉纳的圣内克塔里奥斯的考验和磨难，因为他在传播上帝的话语时承受着敌人的不公正仇恨。

一个社会人不得不牺牲一切来拯救一个年轻的女孩，这个女孩是他从他的女老板那里结识的，她参与了网络性交易。