Moon, 66 Questions () is a French-Greek drama film, directed by Jacqueline Lentzou and released in 2021.Alan Ng, "Moon, 66 Questions". Film Threat, July 12, 2022. 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,Wendy Ide, "Moon, 66 Questions review – oblique view of a family reunion is a cinematic pleasure". The Guardian, June 26, 2022. 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.Nick Chen, "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema". Dazed, 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 Vilnius International Film Festival in the European Debut competition for first-time filmmakers.Ben Dalton, "Vilnius Film Festival to host screenings and red carpets from the city’s hotel rooms". Screen Daily, March 11, 2021. It was later screened in the Encounters program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.Jeremy Kay, "Film Movement takes Berlinale selection ‘Moon, 66 Questions’". Screen Daily, May 7, 2021.
Reception Wendy Ide of The Observer praised the film's elliptical storytelling and described Lentzou's feature debut as notably confident in its use of cinematic form, particularly the visual expression of the emotional distance between Artemis and her father.
Awards The film won the Golden Puffin award at the 2021 Reykjavík International Film Festival.Vladan Petkovic, "Reykjavik's Golden Puffin flies to Jacqueline Lentzou for Moon, 66 Questions". Cineuropa, October 11, 2021. Kokkali won the award for best actress in the international film slate at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma."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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