Miss Violence

Miss Violence is a 2013 Greek film directed by Alexandros Avranas. It entered the competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Avranas won the Silver Lion for Best Director and actor Themis Panou won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. It was also shown at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. It is a Faliro House Productions and Plays2place Productions film. The film was nominated for 8 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, winning 2 : for Best Actor (Themis Panou) and Best Supporting Actress (Renni Pittaki). It also won the Aluminum Horse for Best Script at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
Plot.
At her eleventh birthday, Angeliki commits suicide by jumping off the balcony.
After this we witness the life of the family go on and gradually discover the secrets behind the her suicide. The patriarch of the family attempts to bring back normalcy to the family, but that normalcy seems to hide constant oppression of the children.
We discover that for Angeliki, her act was the only possible way to find any sort of freedom, as her aunt had told her that eleven was considered by their patriarch as the appropriate age to commence sexual violence towards her. One of the children tries to reach out to her teacher, but that doesn't lead anywhere. Instead, she is forced into prostitution.
Once the matriarch finds out, she kills her husband. One of their daughters discovers the father's body the day after. She rejoices, since for her, her sister and children it represents the end of oppression and prostitution. Once in the kitchen, however, she finds her mother, who orders her to lock the door, implying that the nightmare will continue.
Reception.
Critical response.
The film received mostly positive reviews and was selected for the Fedeora prize for the best film from the Mediterranean region, while Greek director Alexandros Avranas was given the Silver Lion for Best Director for his work. Rotten Tomatoes hosts two international critic reviews. 