The Murderer - Crime and Acquittal

By Vasilis Katsikonouris

Based on real events from 1960 in a village in Ilia, the play tells the story of a man who killed his wife for having an extramarital affair and was unanimously acquitted by the court, while the local community welcomed him as a hero who had "restored his honor." The play traces the dark mechanisms of Greek patriarchy as they persist to this day.