Kairos

Kairos humorously reflects on uprootedness, the poetry of everyday life, solitude and the power of human contact. After a year of filming abroad, 39-year-old Manu, a once prominent actor, returns to his hometown. He's keen to get back to work, but getting back into the business isn't as easy as he thought. No one expected his return and he has been replaced. After several unsuccessful auditions, he's no longer sure of anything. He left a girlfriend behind in Poland and finds himself with no ties. This questioning leads him to explore other aspects of his personality. Against all odds, he lands a job hosting a nightime call-in radio show. His listeners are mainly newcomers, refugees and exiles with varied backgrounds and life experiences, working graveyard shifts. Manu gradually appropriates this space, this gathering of mixed voices, to pose the philosophical questions that plague him. His words are so engaging that he becomes an anchor for many listeners. The show carries him. He finally feels useful. His life takes on new meaning. But the human kaleidoscope that emerges on the airwaves has a surprise in store for him.