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A film by DEA KULUMBEGASHVILI
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020 | SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - GOLDEN SHELL | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - FIPRESCI | NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 | MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
IN A SLEEPY PROVINCIAL TOWN, A JEHOVAH’S WITNESS COMMUNITY IS ATTACKED BY AN EXTREMIST GROUP. IN THE MIDST OF THIS CONFLICT, THE FAMILIAR WORLD OF YANA, THE WIFE OF THE COMMUNITY LEADER, SLOWLY CRUMBLES. YANA’S INNER DISCONTENT GROWS AS SHE STRUGGLES TO MAKE SENSE OF HER DESIRES. OFFICIAL SELECTION AT THE 2020 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. IT WON BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS AND BEST SCREENPLAY AWARDS AT SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL AS WELL AS A FIPRESCI PRIZE AT TIFF. BEGINNING IS GEORGIA’S OSCARS ENTRY.
DIRECTOR: DEA KULUMBEGASHVILI
PRODUCER: ILAN AMOUYAL, DAVID ZERAT, RATI ONELI, carlos reygadas
PRODUCTION: FIRST PICTURE, O.F.A
composer: nicolas jaar
DISTRIBUTION: WILD BUNCH
GEORGIA | 35MM | 2020
