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1) Brighton 4th
Language
Georgian
Description
In this portrait of parental sacrifice and the love of a father for his son, former wrestler Kakhi embarks on a journey from his home in the Republic of Georgia to visit his son Soso in the Russian-speaking neighborhood of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. There he finds him living in a shabby boarding house populated by a colorful group of fellow Georgian immigrants. Soso is not studying medicine, as Kakhi believed, but is working for a moving company and...
Language
Georgian
Description
Early '90s, in Tbilisi, the capital of the newly independent Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The country is facing violence, war on the Black Sea coast, and vigilante justice that plague society. But for Eka and Natia, fourteen-year-old inseparable friends, life just unfolds - in the street, at school, with friends, or Eka's elder sister. Although they are already dealing with men's dominance, early marriage, and disillusioned love,...
Language
Georgian
Description
The President and his family rule the land with a draconian fist, enjoying a privileged and luxurious existence at the expense of his miserable and oppressed subjects. After a coup d'etat uproots his position of power, the President's wife and daughters are flown out of the country as he stays behind with his grandson, who is too young to grasp the unfolding events. After his personal escort and bodyguards turn on him, he is forced to disguise himself...
4) Beginning
Language
Georgian
Description
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is under attack from an extremist group. During this conflict is Yana, the wife of the community leader, whose familiar world is slowly crumbling around her. Meanwhile, a detective intrudes on her home with devastating consequences. Recalling the films of Michael Haneke, Carlos Reygadas, and Chantal Akerman, this is a provocative and visually arresting feature debut from Georgian writer-director...
5) Dede
Language
Georgian
Description
Gegi and David are brothers in arms returning home to the high snowy peaks of Svaneti. Gegi saved David's life on the battlefield, and is thus invited to be guest of honor at the latter's wedding to Dina. But by fateful coincidence, Dina and Gegi have also fallen in love during a fleeting wartime encounter without even knowing each other's names. Dina tries to break off her arranged marriage to David, but her mutiny threatens to overturn entrenched...
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