Gorgona: A Thundering Queer Western (review)
Evi Kalogiropoulou encapsulates the female figures of Greek mythology that fascinates her in a Grindhouse-style exploitation film. A cry of rage in response to the feminicides which continue to increase in Greece.
Her name is Evi Kalogiropoulou. Her name probably doesn’t mean anything to you, except to those who spotted her short On A thunderous queer western over which the shadows of Mad Max and Beau travail by Claire Denis hang.
Gorgonà takes us to a town in the center of which sits a gigantic oil refinery. A city-state held by an armed band whose ill leader, having to organize his succession, decides to include among the pretenders to his throne, all male, a woman. His protégé Maria whose life will be turned upside down with the arrival of a singer who will set her heart on fire just as much as the bar where she performs. More than a film, Gorgona is a cry. A cry of rage in response to the femicides which increase year after year in Greece. A way of turning violence against their perpetrators by exploding a patriarchy reluctant to cede an ounce of power through a sorority which takes the place of superpowers. And if the changes in tone can be disconcerting, this dystopian fable ends up sweeping away everything in its path
By Evi Kalogiropoulou. With Melissanthi Mahut, Aurora Marion, Christos Loulis… Duration: 1h36. Released July 22, 2026
