Movie

Hold onto Me

2026 · 102 min

A quiet, tender slow-burn that sits with awkward silences and small gestures, slowly drawing you into a fragile, aching reconnection.

Overview: 11-year-old Iris learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town 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. What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, parenthood, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
parenthood
identity
healing
Places: small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none