A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 11, 1995
Original Title:
Χαβάη
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Greece
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
At a male brothel named "Hawaii," two trans sex workers—one younger and full of hope, the other older and disillusioned—share a tender, late-night conversation about love and the search for meaning in a world that barely acknowledges their existence. As tensions rise over the impending release of their shared pimp from prison, their fragile bond is tested. The younger believes he’ll finally be saved by love, dreaming of marriage and a better life. But the older warns him of the brutal truth: they are nothing more than commodities in a cruel system. When the pimp announces his engagement to the daughter of a rival crime boss, the younger sex worker is pushed to the edge. What follows is an unexpected act of violence that shatters their connection—and ends in a grotesque act of betrayal that turns his body into a macabre feast at the wedding dinner.
Art Direction:
Tasos Zografos
Costume Designer:
Giorgos Georgiou
Director:
Thanasis Skroumpelos
Director of Photography:
Προκόπης Δάφνος
Editor:
Μένιος Δίτσας
Makeup & Hair:
Argyro Kouroupou
Music:
Γιώργος Μηνάς
Sound:
Marinos Athanasopoulos
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