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MY HAPPY FAMILY (2017, 119 minutes, in Georgian with English subtitles): Literature teacher Manana has been married for 25 years and lives in a three-bedroom flat in Tbilisi with her husband, parents, two adult children and her son-in-law. But on the evening of her 52nd birthday, she announces to the surprise of her family that she wants to leave. When she actually packs her suitcase and leaves, the family is shocked and incredulous: Where is she going? What is the reason for the decision? She is past the age for a divorce and has what everyone would call a good husband. But Manana sticks to her decision and does something unheard of in Georgia’s patriarchal society: She moves into a small apartment to live on her own. "Likely to be one of the best films of the year. There isn't a single second that doesn't ring as achingly true." The Village Voice
IN BLOOM (2013, 102 minutes, in Georgian with English subtitles): 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 (Abkhazia) 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, for these two girls in bloom, life just goes on. "Unpredictable, never forced, and forever compelling." The Guardian
directed by: Nana Ekvtimishvili & Simon Gross
starring: Ia Shugliashvili; Merab Ninidze; Berta Khapava; Tsisia Qumsashvili / Lika Babluani; Mariam Bokeria: Zurab Gogaladze; Data Zakareishvili
2013, 2017 / 221 min (combined) / 2.35:1, 1.85:1 / Georgian 5.1 / Big World Pictures + Vinegar Syndrome
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