movie backdrop
The Way To The West

The Way To The West

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 7, 2003

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

Ο Δρόμος Προς Τη Δύση

Production Companies

Greek Film Centre

Director

Kyriakos Katzourakis

Description

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