Brides (Georgian: პატარძლები; transliterated Patardzlebi) is a 2014 Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. and produced by Gemini, Millimeter Films and ADASTRA Films.
In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajrishvili shows the daily routine of a woman whose partner is in prison. The film is about human dignity and the repressive judicial system in Georgia.
The film had its world premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section and won the 3rd Place Panorama Audience Award – Fiction Film 2014. It has also been selected for the official competition (World Narrative Competition) of Tribeca Film Festival. Main actress Mari Kitia received the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and the movie was given 3 awards at the Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival, including the Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award.
The film was supported by the Georgian National Film Center and the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image.
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Plot
Nutsa, a young mother, lives with her two children in a suburbs of Tbilisi in Georgia. Her partner Goga is in prison. They get married, so she gains the right to talk to him once a month in the visiting room on the other side of the glass. The ceremony is quick with a strange ambiance. Goga in prison, Nutsa with children outside, a routine sets in.
Cast
Mari Kitia
Giorgi Maskharashvili
Giorgi Makharadze
Darejan Khachidze
Tamar Mamulashvili
Anuka Grigolia.
nita kalichava
Festivals
Awards :
64th Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama Section
Third audience award
Special Jury Prize
Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Special Jury Prize
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress for Mari Kitia
Batumi Summer Theater Film Festival (Georgia)
Special Jury Prize
Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival (Canada)
Audience Choice Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Selections :
64th Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama Section (Germany) - 2014
Tribeca Film Festival (United States)- 2014
Mooov International Film Festival (Belgium) - 2014
Off Plus Camera (Poland) - 2014
Busan International Film Festival (South Korea) - 2014
Five Lakes Film Festival (Germany) - 2014
Milano Film Festival (Italy) - 2014