

Strella
2009-02-10 · 111 min · ★ 6.2
Yiorgos 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 trans sex worker. They spend the night together and soon they fall in love.
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- Directors
- Panos H. Koutras
- Production companies
- Greek Film Centre, 100% Synthetic Films, Blackbird Productions
- Countries
- Greece
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mina OrfanouStrella
Yannis KokiasmenosYiorgos
Minos TheocharisAlex
Konstadinos SiradakisAntonis
Konstadinos Aspiotis
Mania Lembesi
Ivan Svitailo
Giorgos MazisKouloukousis
Betty VakalidouMary
Tasos AntoniouCurious resident
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