Top billed cast

1. 

   Levan Gelbakhiani

   Merab

2. 

   Bachi Valishvili

   Irakli

3. 

   Ana Javakishvili

   Mary

4. 

   Giorgi Tsereteli

   David

5. 

   Tamar Bukhnikashvili

   Teona

6. 

   Kakha Gogidze

   Aleko

7. 

   Nino Gabisonia

   Ninutsa

8. 

   Aleko Begalishvili

   Ioseb

9. 

   Mate Khidasheli

   Mate

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27

This is a superb film that depicts an excerpt in the life of a young man from Tbilisi - "Merab" (Levan Gelbakhiani) who balances his work in his family restaurant with his training to be a classical dancer at a very tough school that emphasises the masculinity and traditions of ancient Georgian dance. His life is somewhat turned upside down by the antics of his wayward brother and by the appearance of "Irakli" (Bachi Valishvili) at the dance school - a man with whom he starts to explore more of his own personal identity in a culture that takes an exceptionally dim view of homosexuality. Gelbak...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Georgian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$416,167.00

Keywords

• coming out
• dancing
• dance
• secret love
• dancer
• homophobia
• rivalry
• audition
• lgbt
• folk-dance
• traditional dancer
• brother brother relationship
• gay theme