Strella
Directed by	Panos H. Koutras
Written by	Panos H. Koutras, Panayiotis Evangelidis
Produced by	Panos H. Koutras
Starring	Mina Orfanou Yiannis Kokiasmenos Minos Theoharis Betty Vakalidou Akis Ioannou
Cinematography	Olympia Mitilinaiou
Edited by	Yiannis Chalkiadakis
Music by	Mikael Delta
Distributed by	Memento Films
Release date	25 November 2009 (2009-11-25) (France)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Strella (Greek: Στρέλλα; international title: A Woman's Way) is a 2009 Greek drama film written and directed by Panos H. Koutras. The plot centres around the relationship between a 45-year-old ex-convict and a 25-year-old transgender woman.

Plot

Yiorgos (Yiannis Kokiasmenos) 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 hotel in Athens. There he meets Strella (Mina Orfanou), a young transgender prostitute. They spend the night together and soon they fall in love. But the past is catching up with Yiorgos. With Strella on his side he will have to find a new way out.

Production

The film was shot on location in Athens and Peloponnese. The role of Strella was performed by the amateur actress Mina Orfanou, who is a trans woman.

Awards

The film was premiered in the 59th Berlin International Film Festival - Section Panorama - in February 2009 and has participated since in more than 20 international film festivals all over the world. It was one of the 48 films nominated for the European Film Awards in 2009.

Strella won four awards of the eleven it was nominated for, including best actress and art direction, at the first Hellenic Film Academy awards ceremony in 2010.^[1]

Cast

• Mina Orfanou ..... Strella
• Yiannis Kokiasmenos ..... Yiorgos
• Minos Theoharis ..... Alex
• Betty Vakalidou ..... Mary
• Akis Ioannou ..... Wilma
• Argiris Kavidas ..... Nikos
• Kostas Siradakis ..... Antonis
• Yiorgos Mazis ..... Kolokousis