A Woman's Way (2009)
"Strella" (original title)

George 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 downtown hotel in Athens. There... See full summary »

Director:

Panos H. Koutras

Writers:

Panagiotis Evangelidis, Panos H. Koutras

Stars:

Mina Orfanou, Yannis Kokiasmenos, Minos Theoharis

Cast

Credited cast:
Mina Orfanou	...	Strella
Yannis Kokiasmenos	...	Yiorgos
Minos Theoharis	...	Alex
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tasos Antoniou	...	Curious resident
Akis Ioannou	...	Wilma
Argyris Kavvidas	...	Nikos
Christos Mazis	...	Kolokousis
Konstadinos Siradakis	...	Antonis
Betty Vakalidou	...	Mary

Storyline

George 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 downtown hotel in Athens. There he meets Strella, a young transsexual prostitute. They spend the night together and soon they fall in love. But the past is catching up with George. With Strella on his side he will have to find a new way out.

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Plot Keywords:

transsexual | greek | prostitute | hotel | release from prison | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

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Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

17 December 2009 (Greece)

Also Known As:

A Woman's Way

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greek Film Center

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Except a baby girl, there are no born female actresses throughout the movie.

User Reviews

that's the glory, that's the story of love

despite the fact that the film caused a huge commotion in it's native country shocking the puritans, right wing bigots into a fury, Strella is not at all a shocking film.

It's not a "film by an oppressed director trying to glorify his sexuality" but rather, a bold statement about love, family and about "normal" not existing anymore (if it ever was).

The only shocking thing about it is how low key it is, creating a loving picture out of characters and a social milieu that has often been the subject of cinematic exploitation, or ridicule.

Coutras makes magic out of the simplest materials and his two main actors perform with astounding truth a story that can only be shocking or insulting to narrow minded, hateful people.

Nevertheless, the film does get a strong social, sexual, political point through, but it's not one of anger, or hate, but one of love and acceptance. and that unfortunately, is still too much for some to take...