An adaptation of one of the greatest greek novellas ('The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamantis). Fragkogiannou (Maria Alkaiou), a hard-done by, deranged woman after a life full of hardship, recalls the past by her newborn girl grandchild’s crib. Her mother was a wicked woman and one of her sons was a criminal. Lost in a haze, she strangles the baby as she is concvinced that girls can cause their family only trouble. Later, she lets a little girl drown in a well, while she drowns three other little girls, one of whom is a newborn baby. This is her way of sparing children and parents of the inevitable suffering in life.
Unfortunately the movie The Murderess is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Alexandros Papadiamantis | Original Story |
Directing | Costas Ferris | Director |
Writing | Alexandros Papadiamantis | Novel |
Writing | Costas Ferris | Screenplay |
Writing | Dimos Theos | Screenplay |