"Do the Right Thing" Film Screening

🪭Some cool films for the summer heat
We continue our Summer Programme with the Open-air film screenings at the Home for Cooperation Cafe on the Mondays of September
1️⃣Monday - 15.09 - 20:00 - “Touki Bouki”
2️⃣Monday - 22.09 - 20:00 - “Dog Day Afternoon”
3️⃣Monday - 25.09 - 20:00 - “Do the Right Thing”
We will continue with our normal film screenings at Pantheon in October!
🎟️ Tickets: €5
🗣️English and Greek subtitles

** First come, first served **
There are a limited number of sits, so to ensure you find a sit, arrive earlier!
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Released in the summer of 1989, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing gained traction largely because it mirrored real‑world racial tensions then dominating New York City headlines. Its Cannes competition premiere (where jurors vocally debated its omission from the top prize) generated early press, and U.S. critics quickly framed it as a timely fictional counterpart to ongoing news coverage. The film’s saturated color palette and documentary‑style street interviews distinguished it visually from mainstream studio fare, while Lee’s decision to situate the story over a single sweltering day made its narrative urgency feel current rather than abstract.

Commercial awareness followed a coordinated marketing push: Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” released ahead of the movie, received heavy radio and MTV play, effectively promoting the film at no extra cost. When controversy arose (some commentators warned the movie might incite unrest) curiosity translated into box‑office interest, helping a $6.5 million independent production gross about $37 million worldwide. Subsequent Oscar nominations (for Lee’s screenplay and Danny Aiello’s supporting role) and a 1999 National Film Registry selection cemented its status, ensuring that academic courses and anniversary screenings would keep it in circulation long after its initial run.

You may also like the following events from Styx Film Encounters:

• This month, 15th September, 08:00 pm, "Touki Bouki" film screening in Nicosia
• This month, 22nd September, 08:00 pm, "Dog Day Afternoon" film screening in Nicosia

Also check out other Entertainment events in Nicosia, Contests in Nicosia.