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Completed - Drama - 103 minutes

Log Line

Two families have physically survived a brief but devastating war in Abkhazia. Being on the winning side they are granted the hastily vacated houses of the defeated but seem incapable of building a new life in peace: war continues in everyday life because the battles still rage within them…

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Russudan GLURJIDZE
Writer(s) : David CHUBINISHVILI, Russudan GLURJIDZE
Cast : Olga DYKHOVICHNAYA, Zurab MAGALASHVILI, Salome DEMURIA, Ia SUKHITASHVILI, Branko DJURIC

Producer(s) : Zurab MAGALASHVILI (CINETECH), Nadezhda GORSKOVA (LIGA PRODUCTION), Katerina GECHMEN-VALDEK (LIGA PRODUCTION), Gorka gomez ANDREU (KINOSKOPIK FILM PRODUKTION)

Synopsis

A young family move into a large house in the village. Mountains, quiet and a big lemon orchard beyond the window. It seems everything necessary for a happy life, is combined in one place. But this is Abkhazia in the early 90's, shortly after a terrible, bitter and bloody war that has made enemies of Georgians and Abkhazians - only yesterday good neighbours. Tens of thousands of Georgians have been forced out of this blessed land, giving leaving their lives behind them.
Nature abhors a vacuum and the empty house deserted after the exodus, is gradually colonized by inhabitants. Living in a strange house, where everything, even the tablecloths left by former residents are still there, begs the question - can it now give peace and happiness?

Production

Country(ies) : GEORGIA, RUSSIA, SPAIN, CROATIA

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary 2016 (East of West Award)
San Sebastian 2016 (Panorama)
Tbilisi IFF 2016 (Grand Prix Golden Prometheus)
Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2016 (Jury special prize)


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