Since Otar Left (2003)

Original title

Depuis qu'Otar est parti...

Directed by

Julie Bertuccelli

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

Georgia, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In modern Tbilisi, a mother and daughter conspire to hide the death of their son and uncle from his elderly mother. They pretend he is still alive in Paris to spare her feelings.

melancholicintimateslow-pacedbittersweettenderunderstatedwistfulgentle

What happens

Since Otar Left (original French title: Depuis qu'Otar est parti...) is a 2003 film by director Julie Bertuccelli, recounting the lives of three Georgian women in modern-day Tbilisi. It focuses on the attempts of a mother and daughter, Marina and Ada, to hide the death of Marina's brother in Paris from Marina and her brother's elderly mother, Eka. The film was widely well-received, and won the coveted Critics' Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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