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2009 Greek film
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| Directed by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Written by | Panos H. Koutras, Panayiotis Evangelidis |
| Produced by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Starring | Mina Orfanou Yiannis Kokiasmenos Minos Theoharis Betty Vakalidou Akis Ioannou |
| Cinematography | Olympia Mitilinaiou |
| Edited by | Yiannis Chalkiadakis |
| Music by | Mikael Delta |
| Distributed by | Memento Films |
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| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Strella (Greek: Στρέλλα; international title: A Woman's Way) is a 2009 Greek drama film written and directed by Panos H. Koutras. The plot centres around the relationship between a 45-year-old ex-convict and a 25-year-old transgender woman.
Plot
Yiorgos (Yiannis Kokiasmenos) is released from prison after 14 years of incarceration for a murder he committed in his small Greek village. He spends his first night out in a cheap hotel in Athens. There he meets Strella (Mina Orfanou), a young transgender prostitute. They spend the night together and soon they fall in love. But the past is catching up with Yiorgos. With Strella on his side he will have to find a new way out.
Production
The film was shot on location in Athens and Peloponnese. The role of Strella was performed by the amateur actress Mina Orfanou, who is a trans woman.
Awards
The film was premiered in the 59th Berlin International Film Festival - Section Panorama - in February 2009 and has participated since in more than 20 international film festivals all over the world. It was one of the 48 films nominated for the European Film Awards in 2009.
Strella won four awards of the eleven it was nominated for, including best actress and art direction, at the first Hellenic Film Academy awards ceremony in 2010.
Cast
- Mina Orfanou ..... Strella
- Yiannis Kokiasmenos ..... Yiorgos
- Minos Theoharis ..... Alex
- Betty Vakalidou ..... Mary
- Akis Ioannou ..... Wilma
- Argiris Kavidas ..... Nikos
- Kostas Siradakis ..... Antonis
- Yiorgos Mazis ..... Kolokousis
References
- Grivas, Alexis (4 May 2010). "Dogtooth, Strella dominate Hellenic Film Academy's new awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
External links
- Strella at IMDb
- Memento Films - French distributor
- Films Distribution - world sales Archived 21 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Official blog in Greek
- AlloCine
- EcranLarge
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