She turns to murdering young girls in the town, to release them from their social fate.
And I was frightened.
How could I ever be related to a woman that kills babies?
So I took some distance from the book.
Nathena said she revisited the book after learning of a past trauma in her mothers life.
At that point, she said, the philosophical depth of the books plot began to reveal itself.
I realized it wasnt her actions that gave me this sense of familiarity with her.
It was her traumas, she said.
It was very similar to my mothers traumas.
I had to tell this story in a movie.
I was waiting for a great director to be found.
But my producerDionyssis Samiotissaid, If I take this on, Eva, hey you should direct it.
And I said yes.
The film also clocked the highest box office figures of 2023 in Greece.
The bulk of the reported audience was young people across Greece who had connected with the story.
It is so local, but at the same time, its so international.
The subject matter touches very sensitive threads of your soul.
Look at your mother, your sister, your friends.
See whats going on, and go deeper and ask why.
Its an issue of the whole world.
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