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The Greek Submission for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Winner of Gold Hugo, Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival.
XENIA follows two young brothers in search of their birth father across the colorful landscape of Greece. Dany, 16, leaves Crete to find his brother Odysseus who lives in Athens and they journey to Thessaloniki where they think their father is living. When the handsome Odysseus isn't protecting his day dreaming, gay younger brother, he auditions for the television talent show "Greek Star" where he pursues his fantasy of becoming a singing star. A comic and touching road trip of two brothers connecting and searching for their dreams.
Original Release
06/18/2014
US Release
10/12/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kostas Nikouli | Dany / Danny |
Nikos Gelia | Odysseas |
Giannis Stankoglou | Lefteris |
Marisha Triantafyllidou | Vivi |
Romanna Lobach | Maria-Sonia |
Aggelos Papadimitriou | Tasos / Tassos |
Patty Pravo | Patty Pravo |
Mohamed Alhanini | Achmat |
Ioulios Tziatas | Moustafa |
Electra Leda Koutra | Lawyer |
Directors
Writers
Panos H. Koutras, Panagiotis Evangelidis, Frédérique Moreau, Francois Jonquet
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kostas Nikouli | Dany / Danny |
Nikos Gelia | Odysseas |
Giannis Stankoglou | Lefteris |
Marisha Triantafyllidou | Vivi |
Romanna Lobach | Maria-Sonia |
Aggelos Papadimitriou | Tasos / Tassos |
Patty Pravo | Patty Pravo |
Mohamed Alhanini | Achmat |
Ioulios Tziatas | Moustafa |
Electra Leda Koutra | Lawyer |
Konstantinos Georgopoulos | Stefanos |
Vangelis Alexandris | Police Officer |
Gerasimos Pavlou | Policeman |
Polydoros Vogiatzis | Kostas |
Nektaria Giannoudaki | Singer on Yaught |
Marios Zoupanis | Odysseas' Roommate |
Sylvia Delikoura | Greek Star Presenter |
Kimmo Virtanen | Bashkim |
Giorgos Mellos | Florian |
Claudio Zeria | Florian's Friend |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Panos H. Koutras | Producer |
Alexandra Boussiou | Producer |
Rémi Burah | Producer |
Kathleen de Béthune | Producer |
Sébastien Delloye | Producer |
Diana Elbaum | Producer |
Eleni Kossyfidou | Producer |
Juliette Lepoutre | Producer |
Marie-Pierre Macia | Producer |
Michel Reilhac | Producer |
Benoit Roland | Producer |