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Xenia (Greek: Ξενία lit. xenia) is a 2014 drama film directed by Panos H. Koutras. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[3][4]
| Xenia | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Written by | Panagiotis Evangelidis Panos H. Koutras |
| Produced by | Alexandra Boussiou Eleni Kossyfidou Panos H. Koutras |
| Starring | Kostas Nikouli Nikos Gelia Patty Pravo |
| Cinematography | Hélène Louvart Simos Sarketzis |
| Edited by | Yorgos Lamprinos |
| Music by | Delaney Blue |
| Distributed by | Feelgood Entertainment(Greece) Pyramide Distribution (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Countries | Greece France Belgium |
| Languages | Greek Albanian |
Plot
The film is about two brothers, Dany, 15, who is gay, and Odysseas (Ody), 18. Their mother, an Albanian singer, has recently died. Facing the threat of deportation, the brothers go on a road trip from Athens to Thessaloniki looking for their Greek father, and with him the possibility of gaining Greek citizenship. They are obsessed with the songs of the Italian singer Patty Pravo, and Ody, who has a good voice, plans to sing one of her songs in a talent contest.[5]
Cast
- Kostas Nikouli as Dany
- Nikos Gelia as Odysseas
- Yannis Stankoglou as Lefteris
- Marissa Triandafyllidou as Vivi
- Aggelos Papadimitriou as Tassos
- Romanna Lobats as Maria-Sonia
- Patty Pravo as herself
- Ioulios Tziatas as Moustafa
See also
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "'Xenia': Greece's Submission to the 2016 Academy Awards". Greek Reporter. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Thompson, Anne (3 September 2015). "Foreign Oscar Submissions So Far". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- Holden Stephen (11 October 2015) Xenia: a fraternal bond and a quest in The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017
External links
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[de] Xenia – Eine neue griechische Odyssee
Xenia – Eine neue griechische Odyssee (griechisch Ξενία, Xenia) ist ein griechischer Film von Panos H. Koutras. Der Film hatte seine Premiere in der Reihe „Un Certain Regard“ der Internationalen Filmfestspiele von Cannes 2014. Der Kinostart in Deutschland war am 15. Januar 2015.[2]- [en] Xenia (film)
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