The award-winning film Hold Onto Me (Κράτα Με), directed by Cypriot filmmaker Myrsini Aristidou, will have its official Cyprus premiere this April at the 24th Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival.

The film marks a landmark achievement for Cypriot cinema, having won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it also celebrated its world premiere. This recognition stands among the most prestigious in global cinema and represents a major milestone for Cyprus at one of the world’s leading A-list festivals.

Following sold-out screenings at Sundance and a double standing ovation, Hold Onto Me is continuing its strong international festival run, earning critical acclaim and a warm response from audiences and media worldwide.

The film’s Cyprus premiere will take place on:

  • April 17, at 7.30pm, at Rialto Theatre, Limassol
  • April 19, at 8pm, at Zena Palace, Nicosia

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Shot in Cyprus, the film follows 11-year-old Iris running wild through the streets with her older friend Danae, when she learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father’s funeral. Determined to get 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, develops into a complex yet powerful bond.