Brides (2014)

Original title

პატარძლები

Directed by

Tinatin Kajrishvili

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in Georgia goes through her daily routines while her partner is in prison. The film shows the toll of the judicial system on their lives.

restrainedsomberpatientemotionally quietbleakmeditativetensecontemplative

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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