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Archive - Festival 42

Heartfelt Drama From Cyprus Follows a Plucky Young Girl Smitten With Her Long-Absent, Scoundrel Father

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  • Archive - Festival 42
  • Director: Myrsini Aristidou
  • Cyprus, Denmark, Greece 2026
  • 102 minutes
  • Greek
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

11-year-old Iris learns that her estranged father, Aris, is back in the sleepy coastal town for his own father's funeral. Determined to know him, Iris tracks him down to a dilapidated shipyard, where he has been keeping to himself. What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond.

"With enthralling performances, strong direction, and sensory filmmaking that is as wonderful to hear as it is to see, this debut marks a strong start for Aristidou and a worthy entrant into the canon of Cypriot cinema." – Lena Wilson, The Playlist

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  • Director Myrsini Aristidou
  • Production Myrsini Aristidou, Monica Nicolaidou
  • Script Myrsini Aristidou
  • Cinematography Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
  • Editing Jenna Mangulad, Myrsini Aristidou
  • Music Alex Weston
  • Festivals Sundance (Audience Award), Sofia (Special Mention), Istanbul, Karlovy Vary
  • Actors Christos Passalis, Maria Petrova
  • Source Lev Cinemas

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