Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his peers while preaching the Word of God.
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The people behind it
Aris Servetalis
Nektarios
Mickey Rourke
Paralyzed Man
Alexander Petrov
Kostas
Karyofyllia Karabeti
Voula
Tonia Sotiropoulou
Maria
Manos Gavras
Yannis
Yannis Stankoglou
Spiros
Michalis Ikonomou
Vassili
Constantin Symsiris
Prosecutor Clerk
Polydoros Vogiatzis
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