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Film

Hold Onto Me

Myrsini Aristidou, Cyprus, 2025

102 min.Feature

It’s summer, and 11-year-old Iris is running wild with her older friend Danae when she learns her estranged father, Aris, is back for his own father’s funeral. Determined to know him, Iris tracks him down to a dilapidated shipyard where he’s been keeping to himself. At first, Aris wants nothing to do with her—but Iris is persistent. What begins as a challenging attempt to reconnect unfolds into a partnership of sorts, marked by friction, mischief, and moments of unexpected tenderness. A fragile father–daughter bond—as always, imperfect, yet poignant.
Basic information Credits
Original title Hold Onto Me
Danish title Hold fast i mig
Director Myrsini Aristidou
Screenplay Myrsini Aristidou
Producer Anders N. Berg, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou
Director of Photography Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
Editor Myrsini Aristidou, Jenna Andreasen Mangulad
Sound Aris Louziotis, Kostas Varympopiotis
Composer Alex Weston
Production designer Dimitra Sourlantzi
Appearance Maria Petrova, Christos Passalis, Jenny Sallo, Aulona Lupa
Production country Cyprus, Denmark, United States
Domestic distribution Angel Films
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Companies

Production company One Six One Films (Cyprus), Filmblades (Cyprus)
Co-production Fredo, Graal Films
In collaboration with Pleasant Bay Pictures, Mango Productions
Domestic distribution Angel Films

Direction

Direction Myrsini Aristidou

Script

Screenplay Myrsini Aristidou

Production

Executive producer Myrsini Aristidou
Executive producer Monica Nicolaidou
Producer Anders N. Berg
Producer Konstantina Stavrianou
Producer Irini Vougioukalou

Cinematography

Cinematographer Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll

Editing

Editor Myrsini Aristidou
Editor Jenna Andreasen Mangulad

Music

Composer Alex Weston

Production design

Production designer Dimitra Sourlantzi

Wardrobe

Costume designer Sasia Paludan

Sound

Sound designer Aris Louziotis
Sound designer Kostas Varympopiotis

Appearance

Iris Maria Petrova
Aris Christos Passalis
Danae Jenny Sallo
Stella Aulona Lupa

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