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''Moon, 66 Questions'' ( gr, Selini, 66 erotiseis) is a
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drama film, directed by Jacqueline Lentzou and released in 2021. The film stars
Sofia Kokkali Sofia Kokkali (Greek: Σοφία Κόκκαλη; Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the sev ...
as Artemis, a young woman who is forced to care for her estranged father Paris (Lazaros Georgakopoulos) after he suffers a debilitating illness, with their fractured relationship taking a turn toward healing when she discovers that her father has spent his life in the closet about being
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.Nick Chen
"Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema"
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'', June 23, 2022.
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. The film premiered in March 2021 at the
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in the European Debut competition for first-time filmmakers. It was later screened in the Encounters program at the
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Awards

The film won the Golden Puffin award at the 2021
Reykjavík International Film Festival Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF; is, Alþjóðleg kvikmyndahátíð í Reykjavík ) is an international film festival held annually in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents. One way o ...
. Kokkali won the award for best actress in the international film slate at the 2021
Festival du nouveau cinéma The Festival du nouveau cinéma or FNC (English: ''Festival of New Cinema'') is an annual independent film festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring independent films from around the world. Over 160,000 people attend each year. One of ...
."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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* 2021 films 2021 drama films 2021 LGBT-related films French drama films French LGBT-related films Greek drama films Greek LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 2020s Greek-language films 2020s French films {{2020s-France-film-stub