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Otar's Death

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Keti (36) and her son Nika (16) find themselves in trouble when Nika hits an old man with the car. The victim`s family promises to refrain from pressing charges for a monetary price. Time is running out as Keti tries to raise the large amount to prevent her son Nika from going to prison. An unexpected twist gives the drama a tragicomic air.

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Stephen Dalton The Film Verdict 10/14/2021
A fractious family drama with breathless thriller elements and a deep streak of black comedy. Bliadze's screenplay elevates personal tragedy into a sardonic state-of-the-nation commentary. Go to Full Review
Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 09/21/2021
Dimitri Dekanosidze's camera work is rich and creative, highlighting the urban-rural divide with opposing colour schemes amidst a wide range of exteriors and interiors. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 09/09/2021
4/5
Bliadze observes the proceedings with a cool and non-judgemental detachment and an eye for the absurd. Go to Full Review
Mariona Borrull El antepenĂșltimo mohicano 09/07/2021
3/5
Dea Kulumbegashvili was right to point out, there is cinema... in letting the objective to portray acts of unjustifiable violence. That it's cinema that we should see, is another matter. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Keti (36) and her son Nika (16) find themselves in trouble when Nika hits an old man with the car. The victim`s family promises to refrain from pressing charges for a monetary price. Time is running out as Keti tries to raise the large amount to prevent her son Nika from going to prison. An unexpected twist gives the drama a tragicomic air.
Director
Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze
Producer
Eva Blondiau
Screenwriter
Elmar Imanov, Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Georgian
Runtime
1h 45m
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