Moon, 66 Questions

{{Infobox film | name = Moon, 66 Questions | native_name = {{infobox name module|grk|Selini, 66 erotiseis}} | image = | caption = | director = Jacqueline Lentzou | producer = Fenia Cossovitsa | writer = Jacqueline Lentzou | starring = Sofia Kokkali<br>Lazaros Georgakopoulos | music = Delphine Malaussena | cinematography = Konstantinos Koukoulios | editing = Smaro Papaevangelou | studio = Blonde Audiovisual Productions | distributor = Danaos<br>Luxbox | released = {{Film date|2021|03|18|Vilnius}} | runtime = 108 minutes | country = France<br>Greece | language = Greek | budget = }} '''''Moon, 66 Questions''''' ({{langx|el|Selini, 66 erotiseis}}) is a French-Greek drama film, directed by Jacqueline Lentzou and released in 2021.<ref>Alan Ng, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/moon-66-questions/ "Moon, 66 Questions"]. ''Film Threat'', July 12, 2022.</ref> 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,<ref>Wendy Ide, [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/26/moon-66-questions-review-family-reunion-cinematic-pleasure-jacqueline-lentzou "Moon, 66 Questions review – oblique view of a family reunion is a cinematic pleasure"]. ''The Guardian'', June 26, 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name=chen>Nick Chen, [https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/56399/1/jacqueline-lentzou-romantic-of-greek-weird-cinema-moon-66-questions-interview "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema"]. ''Dazed'', June 23, 2022.</ref>

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.<ref name=chen/>

The film premiered in March 2021 at the Vilnius International Film Festival in the European Debut competition for first-time filmmakers.<ref>Ben Dalton, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/vilnius-film-festival-to-host-screenings-and-red-carpets-from-the-citys-hotel-rooms/5157992.article "Vilnius Film Festival to host screenings and red carpets from the city’s hotel rooms"]. ''Screen Daily'', March 11, 2021.</ref> It was later screened in the Encounters program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.<ref>Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/film-movement-takes-berlinale-selection-moon-66-questions-exclusive/5159479.article "Film Movement takes Berlinale selection ‘Moon, 66 Questions’"]. ''Screen Daily'', May 7, 2021.</ref>

==Awards== The film won the Golden Puffin award at the 2021 Reykjavík International Film Festival.<ref>Vladan Petkovic, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/411680/ "Reykjavik's Golden Puffin flies to Jacqueline Lentzou for Moon, 66 Questions"]. ''Cineuropa'', October 11, 2021.</ref> Kokkali won the award for best actress in the international film slate at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma.<ref>[https://ctvm.info/le-50e-festival-du-nouveau-cinema-devoile-son-palmares-et-se-poursuit-en-ligne-jusquau-31-octobre-2021/ "Le 50e Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile son palmarès et se poursuit en ligne jusqu’au 31 octobre 2021"]. ''CTVM'', October 18, 2021.</ref>

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Category:2021 films Category:2021 drama films Category:2021 LGBTQ-related films Category:French drama films Category:French LGBTQ-related films Category:Greek drama films Category:Greek LGBTQ-related films Category:2020s LGBTQ-related drama films Category:2020s Greek-language films Category:2021 French films