A cry of silence
A former opera singer Archil (60) decides to move his forefathers’ house from the Russian occupied territories in Abkhazia. He with the assistance of his old Abkhazian friend transports the wooden logs to his new place at the lake.
Hoping for some help, he contacts his sons – Vakhtang (a drunkard old rocker living in Belgium,) and Badri (a married architect living in France). His wife Natela died during the war. She was his one and only love. Archil tries to return his past, family and traditions which are all gone from his life, by restoring his old house. Notwithstanding the difficulties, the sons are back to homeland to restore the house but the conflict arises between father and sons. He can’t establish a contact with his sons. They seem to have different values. Archil is pushed to the limits so much that he even tries to suicide. But his little grandchild gives him back a desire to live on.
Director: Levan Tutberidze
Genre: Drama
Stage of development: Financing
Estimated budget: 900.000 euro
Between the Walls
Ioane escapes from the dark of mining tunnels to city and finds a new job repairing an old historical house’s roof. Everything seems to be all right: kind boss, clear sky above his head missed so much and a charming ballerina, who he meets at the roof. Dark and tunnels seem to be Ioane’s fate. By accident he falls down from the roof between two walls and gets stuck in a gloom. Guidelines guided rescuers, emergency and police crews are engaged in a bureaucratic chaos. All their efforts to save a guy seem comic and tragic at the same time. After several ineffective attempts, they seem to forget Ioane at all. For some time, everything seems peaceful but this peace threatens to become a nightmare.
Director: Shalva Shengeli
Genre: Drama
Stage of development: Financing
Estimated budget: 500.000 euro
beqa
Becka(18), a talented rugby player, lives with his mother in the Karaleti refugee settlement near the town of Gori. He was 9 years old, when Russian troops invaded Georgia and his father was killed in artillery fire. Becka and his mother fled occupied village to survive.
Recently, he is was called up to U20 national rugby team training camp, which should determine whether he’ll be a part of U20 Rugby World Cup squad or not. He has a dream to be a professional rugby player. Becka hopes to get an attention from international rugby scouts during the World Cup and escape the refugee settlement. To train, Becka rides 50 km by bicycle to Gori rugby stadium every day.
Becka accidentally discovers that his cousin Lasha(13), who also lives in refugee settlement, is a member of juvenile gang and is engaged into shop robberies. Lasha knows that by law, kids under the age of 14 cannot be imprisoned.
Becka's attempt to remove Lasha from the gang is followed by an unexpected development and threatens to destroy all his dreams and hopes.
Director: Vano Burduli
Genre: Drama
Stage of development: Financing
Estimated budget: 700.000 euro
FIshing
Natalia and Alex, married couple in their late 30-es, lead ordinary happy family life, before Alex goes for fishing with friends. Natalia is visited by police, looking for Alex, who is accused, together with friends, in group rape of a prostitute at the lake. Men are hiding, while wives try to protect their husbands from punishment. Natalia decides to find out the truth, stand next to Alex to rescue his life and family from the shame.
Director: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Genre: Drama
Stage of development: Development
Estimated budget: 700.000 euro
SAMGLE
Ia and Neli, two women from different generation. Both are victims of family abuse, only with the difference, that back then, Neli didn’t dare to escape Samgle. She would do anything to bring Ia back home – lie, blackmail, intimidate and run over anyone who would cross her path. But still, deep in her heart, Neli is the only one who really understands Ia’s feelings.
Director: Iva Fezuashvili
Genre: Drama
Stage of development: Financing
Estimated budget: 550.000 euro