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Electra (2023)
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Original name: Ηλέκτρα
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The bright sunlight shines on the small island of Arsinoe. Some secrets, betrayals, and crimes are revealed. The mirror has somehow turned upside down. Sotiris, who was let down by those closest to him, will go from being a victim to becoming a perpetrator.
Style:
atmospheric, tension, bleak, suspense, melancholic, realistic, intense, crime drama, art house, period drama
Plot:
island, betrayal, greek, tradition, secrets, oppression, revenge, female protagonist, patriarchy, family conflict, small town, moral ambiguity, character study, domestic violence, claustrophobia, isolation, mediterranean, identity crisis, slow burn, female empowerment, psychological drama
Time:
70s
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