Cypriot film Hold Onto Me to open in K Cineplex cinemas on September 17
Myrsini Aristidou’s Hold Onto Me will be released in K Cineplex cinemas after an award-winning international festival run.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cypriot film Hold Onto Me will be released in K Cineplex cinemas on September 17 following an acclaimed international festival run, its producers said.
Written and directed by Myrsini Aristidou, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as the first Cypriot feature selected for the festival’s international competition.
Festival recognition
Hold Onto Me won the Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic at Sundance and has since screened at major festivals worldwide, receiving awards and positive reviews.
Story and cast
The film follows 11-year-old Iris, who gets into trouble with police and encounters her estranged father, Aris, after he returns to attend his own father’s funeral.
Determined to know him, Iris enters his isolated world despite his resistance, and an unexpected relationship develops between them.
The film stars Christos Passalis and Maria Petrova and explores absence, family and the relationships that shape people.
Production
Shot on location in Cyprus, Hold Onto Me was produced by Filmblades and One Six One Films, with co-production partners in Denmark and Greece.
It was produced by Monica Nicolaidou and Aristidou, with support from several international partners and funding bodies.
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