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The Way To The West (2003)

The Way To The West (2003)

Drama
Release Date: 2003, April 7
Directors: Kyriakos Katzourakis
Countries: Greece
Production: Greek Film Centre
Cast: Katia Gerou

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