The feast of freedom.

一个金发碧眼天真无邪的11岁小男孩与一群牧羊人周游各地。在其中一个地方，他遇到一个13岁的神秘女孩，他爱上了她，但是女孩想方设法给男孩对她的追求设置障碍。当侵略者到来的时候，一个年龄大点的男孩看上了这个女孩，并玷污了她。 1963年柏林电影节最佳导演奖，银熊奖，及影评人大奖

In 1897 thirteen prostitutes from Marseille arrive in Hania, Crete. The Great Powers (including Britain, France, and Russia) have placed troops on the island and the Cretan inhabitants have now launched a struggle for uniting Crete to the liberated (from Turkish occupation) part of Greece. Madam Rosa, a prostitute well past her prime, keeps a brothel which establishes itself as the place of sexual pleasure as well as clandestine diplomacy, as foreigners, Greeks, and Turks meet there to strike secret agreements or engage in ruthless machinations, each with their personal interest in mind. —Digital Archive, Greek Film Center

Everything initiates from Greek Tragedy in this plot. However, does "Catharsis" exists?
In a Greek remote location, the protagonists enter in a self destructive behavior initiated by a young female. She is the medusa. A stranger looks at her and decides to stay with the group. Previously the brother of her boyfriend, who had sex with her, ended up dead. The movie ends with a knife, and an intent to kill.
Death for love, love and death, or deadly love? The moral? It was difficult for me to find a moral on the film. It seems that either Koundouros does not want to adhere to the Platonic purpose of art, or, I was not capable of understanding the moral.
To my belief Koundouros tries to take a shot, to depict a vivid aspect of life. I wonder however why he constantly refuses to show the beauty of the Greek scenery. Why scenes focus on people like profiles that would be taken from amateur photographers.
On the contrary he shows several scenes of the filming crew (actors themselves) while this has the effect of detaching the viewer from the "reality" of the movie.
A lot could be said about this film. It is indeed difficult to understand, it takes patience and insight, and certainly it would be difficult for someone not initiated in Greek culture to appreciate the philosophical connotations of the plot or even specific scenes.
Koundouros did an amazing job making the scene speak of itself, however I also believe he said that this film needs "the help of the viewer". He was right.