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Moon, 66 Questions

2021 French film

Moon, 66 Questions (Greek: Selini, 66 erotiseis) is a French-Greek drama film, directed by Jacqueline Lentzou and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Sofia Kokkali as Artemis, a young woman who is forced to care for her estranged father Paris (Lazaros Georgakopoulos) after he suffers a debilitating illness,[2] with their fractured relationship taking a turn toward healing when she discovers that her father has spent his life in the closet about being gay.[3]

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Lentzou described the film as inspired by a desire to explore the reverse of the more common story of parents reacting to a child coming out as gay.[3]

The film premiered in March 2021 at the Vilnius International Film Festival in the European Debut competition for first-time filmmakers.[4] It was later screened in the Encounters program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

Awards

The film won the Golden Puffin award at the 2021 Reykjavík International Film Festival.[6] Kokkali won the award for best actress in the international film slate at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Alan Ng, "Moon, 66 Questions". Film Threat, July 12, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Wendy Ide, "Moon, 66 Questions review – oblique view of a family reunion is a cinematic pleasure". The Guardian, June 26, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Nick Chen, "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema". Dazed, June 23, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ben Dalton, "Vilnius Film Festival to host screenings and red carpets from the city’s hotel rooms". Screen Daily, March 11, 2021.
  5. [5]
    Jeremy Kay, "Film Movement takes Berlinale selection ‘Moon, 66 Questions’". Screen Daily, May 7, 2021.
  6. [6]
    Vladan Petkovic, "Reykjavik's Golden Puffin flies to Jacqueline Lentzou for Moon, 66 Questions". Cineuropa, October 11, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Le 50e Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile son palmarès et se poursuit en ligne jusqu’au 31 octobre 2021". CTVM, October 18, 2021.
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