‘Hold Onto Me,’ Cyprus’ First Oscar Hopeful, Stars a Newcomer and a ‘Dogtooth’ Actor in a Very Personal Father-Daughter Drama

Nov 7, 2026

Writer-director Myrsini Aristidou's feature debut, starring Maria Petrova and Christos Passalis ('Dogtooth'), tells the story of an 11-year-old girl whose father she has never known comes to town.

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