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Review | People and Trees: A Trilogy — exploring boyhood in rural Soviet Azerbaijan
A collection of three novellas, People and Trees encapsulates the experiences of a boy growing up in post-World War II Azerbaijan.
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Review | Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry — an honest portrait of Georgian womanhood
Elene Naveriani’s latest film is a beautiful story of finding and embracing your true desires in the most unexpected ways.
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Review | Air Blue Silk — a melancholy debut about social alienation in Georgia
Air Blue Silk focuses on two individuals living still, lonely lives in a city that is quickly and haphazardly being redeveloped before their eyes.
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Review | 5 Days of War — an offensively bad depiction of the August 2008 War
Renny Harlin’s film combines the worst elements of Hollywood action-movie cliches along with a substanceless explanation of the events themselves.
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Review | What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? — A Georgian ode to everyday wonder
A quiet celebration of life’s fleeting beauty and the everyday mysteries we often overlook.
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Review | A State in a State — sabotage and comradeship on the South Caucasus railway
This ambitious documentary uses the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway to delve into political schemes and cross-border solidarity in the South Caucasus.
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Review | Two Novels from the Caucasus — The cat, the ghosts, and the city
A rare literary pairing that offers the readers glimpses into the often overlooked Abkhazia, creating a dialogue across the divided history.
