Strella has all the makings of a post-modern Greek tragedy, with just as many twists
of strange fate as Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Suspense, romance, birth and death are
all rendered with incredible gusto. But rather than leaving its players maimed or
exiled, like the plays of ancient Greece, Strella reveals a provocative, vital humanity
through its one-of-a-kind characters.
Yiorgos is released from prison after fourteen years of incarceration for a murder
he committed in his small Greek village. He spends his first night of freedom in a
cheap downtown hotel in Athens where he meets Strella, a young transsexual prostitute.
What initially starts out as a one night stand turns into love, as Strella invites
Yiorgos into her community of trans women artists and outcasts. But when Yiorgos returns
to his village to sell his house he finds himself grappling with his painful past—a
struggle that gravely complicates his new relationship with Strella and his dream
of starting over.
“22nd Vancouver Queer Film Festival,” 2010.
