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Review | Dead Souls’ Vacation — a tragicomic documentary about maternal love
Keko Chelidze’s 2020 documentary gently and considerately explores the unusual relationship between a Georgian mother and her musician son.
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Review | Taming the Garden — an insightful documentary on power and vanity in Georgia
Salomé Jashi’s cautionary tale on power, vanity, and uprooted trees feels more prescient than ever.
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Review | Words of War — A compelling personal story that misses an opportunity to say more
Words of War is carried by a strong leading performance from Maxine Peake, who does credit to Anna Politkovskaya’s fearlessness as a reporter.
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Review | Cold as Marble — a disappointing erotic thriller from Azerbaijan
After a promising start, Azerbaijani director Asif Rustavmov’s sophomore film Cold as Marble comes to an unsatisfying climax.
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Review | Blueberry Dreams — A contemplative look at the dreams and struggles of a Georgian family
Elene Mikaberidze’s first full-length documentary is a warm, funny, yet bittersweet slice of life.
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Review | Smiling Georgia — a tragicomic documentary on the wounds left behind by electoral theatre
Luka Beradze’s first full-length film offers a deeply human and surprisingly funny portrait of broken promises and political manipulation in Georgia.
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Review | Tesnota — a taut portrait of Jewish diaspora life in the North Caucasus
This unsettling domestic drama is an admirable directorial debut from dissident Kabardian director Kantemir Balagov.
