The Way To The West (2003)

8.5/10 76 min Drama

Overview

The film is a combination of documentary and fiction. A woman from the former Soviet Union, Irina, comes to Greece in search of a better life and falls victim to the sex slave trade (trafficking). She wanders around Athens in search of a friend of hers who has disappeared. Her story unfolds through a series of personal confessions. During these moments of reality, Irina is in some way present as a sort of "suffering angel" who comments on the aftermath, indirectly linking the present to the past, the real to the imaginary

Cast

Katia Gerou

Irina

Maria Eglezaki

Thodoros Grampsas

Nikos Arvanitis

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