Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos.
[2] The film begins with a happy couple, Eleni and Petros, at an amusement park in Athens, celebrating their affair.
Some time later, Eleni and Petros are together again on a beautiful day, but she has to go, so she leaves for her secret workplace: The Red Lanterns.
Each of them has her own story: Eleni, the protagonist, originates from Romania and travelled to Greece looking for a better life; however, because of choices she has made, she is now the most famous of the prostitutes.
Marina, a girl from a village far away from Athens, is madly in love with Doris, her "manager."
Anna then tells her son Alex the truth about his father and waits for Captain Nicholas' return.
The movie ends with Katerina leaving the Red Lanterns with her husband, poor but happy.