ThroughthisfilmouraimistopromotethefascinatingpersonalityofNikosKazantzakis,aswellastheenchantingsceneryofGreecethatmoldedhimintothemanhebecame.ThegreatCretanwriterusedtosaythathislifewasdefinedbyhistravelsandhisdreams.Thisisexactlywhatthedirectorisplanningtoachievewiththisfilm;HisjourneystoGermany,Austria,Russia,FranceandMountSinaiandthroughtheseexperiences,toalsoshowhisphilosophicalandmetaphysicalquests.