Strella (2009 film)
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Strella (International title: A Woman's Way) is a 2009
Greek
drama film
written and directed by Panos H. Koutras
. The plot originates around the unique relationship between a 45-year-old ex-convinct and a 25-year-old transsexual.
Strella is one of the 48 films nominated for the European Film Awards 2009.
Strella won 4 awards out of the 11 it was nominated for, including best actress and art direction, at the first Hellenic Film Academy
awards ceremony.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Panos H. Koutras
Panos H. Koutras
Panos H. Koutras, born in Athens, is a Greek filmmaker, writer, who made his debut with the feature film The Attack of the Giant Moussaka , a science-fiction parody. He has directed two more films Alithini Zoi and Strella ....
. The plot originates around the unique relationship between a 45-year-old ex-convinct and a 25-year-old transsexual.
Plot
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.Festivals and awards
The film premiered in the 59th Berlin Film Festival - Section Panorama in February 2009 and has participated since in more than 20 International Film Festivals all over the world.Strella is one of the 48 films nominated for the European Film Awards 2009.
Strella won 4 awards out of the 11 it was nominated for, including best actress and art direction, at the first Hellenic Film Academy
Hellenic Film Academy
The Hellenic Film Academy is an initiative of a group of Greek filmmakers. HFA presents the annual Hellenic Film Academy Awards ceremony....
awards ceremony.
Cast
- Mina Orfanou ..... Strella
- Yiannis Kokiasmenos ..... Yiorgos
- Minos Theoharis ..... Alex
- Betty Vakalidou ..... Mary
- Akis Ioannou ..... Wilma
- Argiris KavidasArgiris KavidasArgiris Kavidas was a Greek actor and director best known for his role in the 2009 Greek dramatic film, Strella, which is also known by the international title, A Woman's Way. Kavidas portrayed Nikos in the film...
..... Nikos - Kostas Siradakis ..... Antonis
- Yiorgos Mazis ..... Kolokousis