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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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