Underplayed Gems

The Sun of the Sleepless (1992)

The Sun of the Sleepless poster
Original title
უძინართა მზე
Directed by
Temur Babluani
Genre
drama film
Country
Georgia
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-aged doctor navigates a crisis of conscience in a small Georgian town. He grapples with his personal relationships and his sense of duty as he faces the harsh realities of his community.

slow-burnmelancholicpoeticintrospectivebleakdreamlikequietcontemplative

What happens

The Sun of the Sleepless (Georgian: უძინართა მზე Udzinarta mze, "Sleeping sun") is a 1992 Georgian drama film directed by Temur Babluani. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution. The film had been directed since 1985 until 1992. The film was translated into several languages through dubbing as well as subtitling. Catchphrases and a soundtrack (more precisely melody which is a leitmotif of this film) of the film are very widespread among Georgian people. Occasionally vulgar words occur in the film. The director has dedicated the work to his father, who is also a doctor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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