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Avant-Drag!

Avant-Drag!

classified 18 (CTBA) S

part of RAI FILM Festival 2025

Film

Please note: This was screened in June 2025

Director
Fil Ieropoulos
Details
92 mins, Subtitled, 2023, Greece
Primary language
Greek

Don’t miss this groundbreaking film, celebrated for its bold storytelling and innovative approach, winning top awards at prestigious festivals worldwide.

Avant-Drag! offers an exhilarating look at ten Athenian drag performers who deconstruct gender, nationalism, belonging, identity, while facing police brutality, transphobia and racism.

As entertaining as it is thought-provoking,Avant-Drag!challenges societal norms and reshapes perceptions about LGBTQ+ culture by capturing the intimate lives of a tightly-knit group of drag performers, proving that being othered never felt so familiar.

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