Murderess
Based on Alexandros Papadiamantis’ landmark “social novel” of the same name, a staple of Greek literature.

Eva Nathena
2023, DCP, color, 97′, Dolby Digital
STORY
It is the early 20th century on a dystopian Greek island. Hadoula, a widow who lost her husband, loannis Fragkos, at a young age, is a woman who has learned how to survive in a male-dominated and extremely patriarchal society. Hadoula carries a difficult burden within her. Like a baton passed on to her from her mother, and the generations before her, she is meant to accept the belittling and degradation of women. Hadoula reacts. Her personal, internal revolution soon comes forth. The victims of her outburst are the little girls of the island, whom she sets free from the social and economic burden that their existence entails by taking their lives. Her actions will bring her face to face with the law. She leaves her home and escapes to her refuge, nature. But as much as her faith and morals dictate that she did the right thing, her trans-generational trauma follows her everywhere. And the end comes as redemption.
A story based on Alexandros Papadiamantis’ landmark “social novel” of the same name, a staple of Greek literature.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 2023:
- Best Artistic Achievement Award
- Audience Award
- Fipresci Award
- ERT Award
- Greek Film Centre Award
- Finos Film Award
CREDITS
Directed by
Eva Nathena
Screenplay
Katerina Bei
Script Supervisor
Eva Nathena
Cinematography
Panayotis Vassilakis
Music
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Editing
Aggela Despotidou
Art Director
Eva Nathena
Costume Design
Eva Nathena
Sound Mix
Costas Varibopiotis
Sound Recording
Marinos Athanassopoulos
Make-up
Evi Zafiropoulou
Hair Stylist
Hronis Tzimos
Casting
Sotiria Marini, Akis Gourzoulidis
Cast
Karyofyllia Karabeti, Maria Protopappa, Elena Topalidou, Penelope Tsilika, Georgianna Dalara, Christos Stergioglou, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Dimitris Imellos, Christina Maxouri, Olga Damani, Ersi Malikenzou, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Agoritsa Economou, Michalis Ikonomou, Veronika Davaki, Niki Papandreou, Mania Papadimitriou, Maria Skoula, Giannis Tsortekis, Galini Chatzipaschali
Producers
Dionyssis Samiotis, Costas Lambropoulos
Production
Tanweer Productions
Executive Producer
View Master Films
Co-production
COSMOTE TV, View Master Films, Greek Film Centre
Distribution
Tanweer Alliances