‘Stray Bodies’: A film that makes you think beyond your rage

An exuberant yet haunting road movie, "Stray Bodies" uses the trope of travel to explore the boundaries that religion and politics place on women, especially when it comes to their bodies. Greek director Elina Psykou's latest film features three European women who cross borders and resort to "medical tourism" to get what they need because it is not available in their home countries: abortion, IVF and euthanasia.

Robin, who lives in Malta where abortion is illegal, finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand but doesn't want to be a mother. Katerina and Gaia living in Italy are single but each wants a child. Kiki suffers from an incurable disease and wants her life to end with dignity.

Before the film's premiere on March 12 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Psykou was viciously attacked on social media, due to the poster for the film, which featured a...