Georgian Contemporary

1983: Sieben junge Georgier, allesamt aus elitären, intelektuellen Familien stammend, planen mit einer Flugzeugentführung aus der Sowjetunion zu fliehen.

Der Fluss erschafft und zerstört den ewigen Lebenskreislauf, dem auch der Mensch nicht entkommen kann.

A young refugee and his mother flee war and ethnic cleansing in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, leaving his father behind. After arriving in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, the young boy encounters difficulties with his mother, and begins a lonely journey back to Abkhazia to find his father.

A young woman, whose family is slowly losing everything, starts to take out loans from a bank in order to keep appearances, but things get out of control.

Der Film spielt in der georgischen Hauptstadt Tiflis im Jahr 1992. Die Freunde Eka und Natia wollen ihre Kindheit hinter sich lassen, da sie sich nicht an gesellschaftliche Gepflogenheiten halten und dafür arbeiten, endlich ihrem stürmischen Familienleben zu entkommen.

Two young men experience the pain of separation and broken hearts after an unexpected breakup during a restless Chicago summer.

After 14 years in prison, the time has come for Gogita to return to his normal life. He's longing for a home of his own and to marry a nice woman. But who would be interested in a poor farmer and ex-con who still lives with his mother? Then he meets Maka on the internet. She's not that young anymore, and she's not the prettiest girl in the world, but she can bake delicious cakes. They're soon making grand plans without even having met. What unfolds is a tragicomic tale of a simple man and woman looking for love in a world that's placing high demands on them, a tender and humorous glimpse into the life of a Georgian man.

Nutsa lives with her two small children in suburb of Tblissi, Georgia. With her Goga, they would bee today a regular family if he hadn't been arrested. Between the wedding in prison and the monthly visits, a routine sets in. Wil they be able to overcome this double reality?

Mamuka is released from prison and tries to take care of his disabled father and younger brother.

Nachdem er durch einen Staatsstreich abgesetzt wurde, flieht der Präsident eines kürzlich unabhängig gewordenen Landes mit einer Gruppe von Gefolgsleuten in die Berge, die fest daran glauben, dass er die Macht wiedererlangen wird, um sein Volk zu regieren.

Two families have physically survived the 'real' war, but are incapable of building a new life in peace: war continues in everyday life because the chaos is inside human beings.

10 women, seven of them belonging to the poorest population, are desperately trying to win a beauty contest for mothers who have more than 3 children. The winner will get an apartment and $25000.

This collective feature-film is made of 10 stories written and directed by natives of Tbilisi, Georgia and takes on a personal narrative about the republic's capital city.

Amy, a young British girl travels to Caucasus Georgia in the hope of saving her doomed relationship with her boyfriend, only to pit her fiery brand of idealism against a mountain village and their mysterious local myth.

A young woman decides to find her house that she has been deprived of at the age of 4 due to the war. The only chance to get to the occupied area is to cross the border secretly. The border barrier, the natural dividing line, the river Enguri, all add up to the artificially-created wire line by Russian Soldiers. In search of her house, the protagonist explores lives of internally displaced persons for 24 years after the war and sinks into the art of existence that seems to be war, rather than peace. In the process, she meets with so-called 'connectors', who help her get to the occupied territory. The story portrays everlasting estranging damage occupation can bring: how it can eradicate the concept of ' home' and the comforting feeling of safety.

Nicolas, a Georgian filmmaker who wants nothing more than to express himself. He leaves his country for France.

In the magic forest it is dark and cold; the fog so thick that not a single ray of sunlight shines through. The plants are withered and the lakes frozen, with nothing stirring anymore. A lone girl and a deer are wandering through this icy landscape. What are they looking for? Natia Nikolashvili has created a fantastical world as backdrop for a tale as fascinating and enigmatic as a dream, in atmospheric water colour.

In the harsh mountainous countryside of Svaneti (Georgia) . Happiness is brief and the love of life of the Dina dies. Tradition says she must marry to the first man who offers his hand and leave her child..

Giorgi and Ana, in their late 30-s, once a loving couple is in the difficult process of separation, which goes quietly without attracting attention of others. Affect and shock seems to be passed, but getting used to new way of life lasts long and seems endless. Giorgi can't get used to it. The pain of being rejected from the beloved, closest person doesn't allow him to start new life. He isolates himself from the rest of the world, moves far, near the sea, settles in abandoned place surrounded with lonely people. Ana waits for all to pass, but the end turns to be unexpected for both of them, leaving Ana in guilt and vagueness.

A group of teenage boys from Tbilisi take a trip to Azerbaijan to buy drugs, and end up fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh War, when they are captured by Azerbaijani militants, with one subsequently being captured by the Armenians. During the course of events, the main character has flashbacks to his relationship with his father, as well as a depressive prostitute.

Gogliko has just served 16 years in jail. Upon his release, he realizes that the world as he knew it doesn't exist any more, and the people who set him up are now government officials.