Fonissa

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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.

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Karyofyllia Karabeti - Hadoula 'Frangoyannou' in Fonissa

Karyofyllia Karabeti

Hadoula 'Frangoyannou'

Maria Protopappa - Delcharo (Hadoula's mother) in Fonissa

Maria Protopappa

Delcharo (Hadoula's mother)

Elena Topalidou - Amersa in Fonissa

Elena Topalidou

Amersa

Penelope Tsilika - Delhcaro (Hadoula's daughter) in Fonissa

Penelope Tsilika

Delhcaro (Hadoula's daughter)

Georgianna Dalara - Hadoula (young) in Fonissa

Georgianna Dalara

Hadoula (young)

Christos Stergioglou - Priest Nicholas in Fonissa

Christos Stergioglou

Priest Nicholas

Stathis Stamoulakatos - Kambanachmakis in Fonissa

Stathis Stamoulakatos

Kambanachmakis

Dimitris Imellos - Dadis in Fonissa

Dimitris Imellos

Dadis

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Release Date

November 30, 2023

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama

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