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XENIA
The Greek Submission for the OscarⓇ for Best Foreign Language Film
Winner of Gold Hugo Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival
XENIA follows two young brothers in search of their birth father across the colorful landscape of Greece. Dany, 16, leaves Crete to find his brother Odysseus who lives in Athens and they journey to Thessaloniki where they think their father is living. When the handsome Odysseus isn’t protecting his daydreaming, gay younger brother, he auditions for the television talent show “Greek Star” where he pursues his fantasy of becoming a singing star. A comic and touching road trip of two brothers connecting and searching for their dreams.
DIRECTOR:
Panos H. Koutras
WRITER:
Panos H. Koutras
Panagiotis Evangelidis
PRODUCER:
Eleni Kossyfidou
Panos H. Koutras
Alexandra Boussiou
CAST:
Kostas Nikouli
Nikos Gelia
Country of Origin: Greece
Format: DCP/1.85/Color
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Running Time: 128 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In Greek with English Subtitles
See this film at the following theaters:
- 04/30/15 Univ. of Washington Hellenic Studies Seattle, WA
- 05/02/15 Miami & Ft. L LGBT Film Festival Miami, FL
- 05/11/15 San Francisco Greek Film Festival San Francisco, CA
- 05/15/15 Seattle Int’l Film Festival Seattle, WA
- 05/25/15 Museum of Moving Image Astoria, NY
- 06/03/15 LA Greek Film Festival Los Angeles, CA
- 06/04/15 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Honolulu, HI
- 06/19/15 Frameline LGBT Film Festival San Francisco, CA
- 09/11/15 MGLCC/Outflix Memphis, TN
- 10/01/15 Fine Arts Int’l Film Festival San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 10/09/15 IFC Center New York, NY
- 11/06/15 Sundance Sunset Cinemas Los Angeles, CA
- 11/06/15 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Ctr. New Orleans, LA
- 11/07/15 NYC Greek Film Festival Astoria, NY
- 12/04/15 Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA
- 02/07/16 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.
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