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Strella is a grec film of genre Drama directed by Pános H. Koútras
Strella (2009)
grec moderne : Στρέλλα
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Add to a movie listLength 1h53
Directed by Pános H. Koútras
OriginGrece
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating72%
Strella (Greek: Στρέλλα; 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.
Synopsis
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.Comments
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