| Xenia | |
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| Directed by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Written by | Panagiotis Evangelidis Panos H. Koutras |
| Produced by | Alexandra Boussiou Eleni Kossyfidou Panos H. Koutras |
| Starring | Kostas Nikouli Nikos Gelia Patty Pravo |
| Cinematography | Hélène Louvart Simos Sarketzis |
| Edited by | Yorgos Lamprinos |
| Music by | Delaney Blue |
| Distributed by | Feelgood Entertainment (Greece) Pyramide Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Countries | Greece France Belgium |
| Languages | Greek Albanian |
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,[1] and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4] 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.[5]
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".
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- ^ Casey Cipriani (12 August 2014). "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Ioanna Zikakou (4 September 2015). "'Xenia': Greece's Submission to the 2016 Academy Awards". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Anne Thompson (4 September 2015). "Foreign Oscar Submissions So Far". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Αγγελική Στελλάκη (31 March 2015). "Δεν παραλαμβάνει τα βραβεία ο Κούτρας μέχρι να λυθεί το θέμα της ιθαγένειας". In.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 September 2023.