WHERE IS HOME?

აფხაზეთი და დევნილობის თემები ქართულ კინოში ძალიან ხშირად გვხვდება. 1992-1993 წლების კონფლიქტის შემდეგ ბევრმა ადამიანმა დაკარგა სახლ-კარი, ოჯახები დაშორდნენ ერთმანეთს და ათასობით ადამიანი იძულებული გახდა, სხვა ადგილას დასახლებულიყო. ეს ისტორია დღემდე მნიშვნელოვანია ქართული კინოსთვის. რეჟისორები ხშირად უბრუნდებიან ამ თემას და სხვადასხვა მხრიდან აჩვენებენ ადამიანების ტკივილს, მარტოობას, იმედგაცრუებას და სანამ ეს კონფლიქტი იარსებებს, რეჟისორებს ყოველთვის ექნებათ […]

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BEINGS THAT FAILED TO BECOME HUMANS

Modern consumer society has not only deepened alienation in the 21st century but also given it new, almost imperceptible forms. This problem is historically old, however, alienation has become an organic part of everyday life against the background of technological progress and a life oriented towards consumption in today's life. A person is no longer just alone, he is systematically isolated. It is precisely the diagnosis of this spiritual ...

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DREAM OR REALITY?

Any documentary or feature film shows a clear incompatibility between individual potential and social reality when it presents the figure of a little boy, a child who grows up in rural poverty and hardship but has a big, unfulfilled dream in his heart. Many young people face this dilemma. Here, aspirations, dreams, and goals confront limited financial and material resources. This social problem is global and shows inequality of opportunities, where the place of birth and economic status decide a person’s future. The main problem lies in the lack of mobility within society in such cases. A person’s dream (be it science, art, or any other aspiration) requires appropriate resources: quality education, technological accessibility and proximity to development centers. Living in poverty itself implies a lack of these fundamental ...

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REPLY, MUD MAN!

Akhtala. The only peloidotherapy resort in Georgia. 122 kilometers from Tbilisi. According to official reports, after word spread about the healing properties of the mineral-rich mud of volcanic origin in the 18th century, a barrack-type settlement first appeared in the area, which then turned into a village; later, a sanatorium was built there which then became part of the town of Gurjaani. According to a local legend, the origin of the lake is associated with the priest’s meeting with Christ while working in the field on the day of the Transfiguration (one of the greatest holidays of Christian canons). The priest, who violated church law, was punished by God causing the ground to "swallow” him. During the “swallow,” mud began to flow ...

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MOTHERHOOD UNDER CONTRACT

In 2012, a documentary was broadcast on TV Channel 9. It was a story about a young woman who grew up in an orphanage and lived in the street with her 4-year-old son. She worked every day, begging for alms to rent a place in an Internet cafe for 5 GEL, where she would spend the night with her child. The audience took her story to heart and was moved by it. People were calling on television to find this woman and help her. Soon the authors uploaded the film to the Internet, set up a bank account there and it became possible for the main character, Zhanna to rent a house and leave

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GUARDING KIDS IN THE RYE FIELD

“If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream. The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown,” said Rene Magritte. It might be said that the attempt to understand the unknown is one of the main life challenges of any person. This should be a doubly interesting and complex process for an artist but what happens when he deviates conversely from the path and chooses a surrealist path for this purpose? This is probably the fate of only desperate ....

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BETWEEN TRADITIONS OF PAST AND NEW TIMES

ბობ დილანი 1960-იანი წლების გარდამავალ პერიოდში, როდესაც ახალ და ძველ თაობას შორის დაშორება ყველაზე მეტად გამოიკვეთა, ახალგაზრდობის „ხმად“ მოგვევლინა. მისი სიმღერა „დროები, ისინი იცვლებიან“ ერთგვარ მანიფესტად იქცა ჰიპურ რევოლუციას ჩამორჩენილი უფროსი თაობის მისამართით. ომის შემდგომი ახალგაზრდობის ფრუსტრაციისა და არსებული რეალობის პრობლემების „მიკროფონად“ ეს მინესოტელი პატარა კაცი აირჩიეს. ინდუსტრიალიზაცია, ომები, მასკულტურა – ქაოსსა და გაურკვევლობაში ამყოფებდა

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THOSE WHO DIDN'T SURRENDER

War was invented by people to revenge. When it begins, it destroys everyone and everything around. It doesn't matter which side is right. It brings only corpses, ruined cities and pain. There are no winners in war - only losses and wounded are counted there. The buzz of bullets remains in people's memory for a long time. The most bitter is the war between brothers: it feels like you are cutting off part of your body and bleeding. Giorgi Barabadze's film, "Sokhumi" (2025) tries to convey this merciless and devastating national tragedy onto the screen. Many films have been made about the Abkhazian war and directors have always...

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THE SEA, THE OATH, AND THE ETERNAL SHADOW OF MUHAJIRISM

There are pains that time cannot heal. They only disappear in silence, turn pale and stick like needles into people's bodies from time to time. Similarly do collective traumas as well, hidden from us from generation to generation, completely devoid of emotions. Do many people remember the catastrophe of forced displacement, Muhajirism, which took with it the fate, future and happiness of thousands of people? However, there will always be people who cannot escape these traumas, who will live with this pain and take it upon themselves, dragging these tragedies on their backs. How do the pains of the past control ...

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WNHERE ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU?..

Nothing special or absolutely “nothing” seems to happen in Alexandre Koberidze’s film, “Dry Leaf” (2025). This story has neither a plot nor a classical dramaturgical structure but a solid and clear “internal” outline and an unusual structure. It is unlike anyone else and does not repeat anything “from the outside.” It is light and bright, though involves many problems – personal and universal. Reporter Lisa leaves her parents a farewell letter and...

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