Xenia (2014)
- Directed by
- Panos H. Koutras
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- France, Greece, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 72 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two teenage brothers travel across Greece to find their estranged father after their mother dies. They hope to gain citizenship and build a new life while bonding over their love for Italian pop music.
hopefulnostalgicupbeatemotionalcolorfultenderroad-trip
What happens
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, and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Xenia has won six awards from the Hellenic Film Academy. At the award ceremony, Koutras refused to receive two of them (for the best script and the best director) until the law on granting Greek citizenship to second-generation immigrants is changed. Main characters in the film are fans of Italian singer Patty Pravo, who makes a cameo appearance as herself towards the end of the story. The film features three songs from Pravo's repertoire: "Sentimento", "Tutt'al più", and "La bambola". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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