Corn Island (2014)

Original title

სიმინდის კუნძული

Directed by

Giorgi Ovashvili

Genre

drama film

Country

Kazakhstan, Georgia, Czech Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

e 10

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the Enguri River, a grandfather and his granddaughter spend a summer tending a corn crop on a tiny silt island. Their hard work is overshadowed by nearby military conflict and the young girl's coming of age.

slow-burnmeditativetenseserenemelancholicvisually lushquietearthy

What happens

Corn Island (Georgian: სიმინდის კუნძული, romanized: simindis k'undzuli) is a 2014 drama film, directed by Giorgi Ovashvili, following an entire summer during which a grandfather and granddaughter attempt to harvest a crop of corn grown atop a silt island in the Enguri River amidst tensions involving military conflict, ethnic differences and the sexual awakening of the granddaughter. The film featured both Georgian and Abkhaz spoken languages, while a version was released that also included English language subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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