Bavarian Premiere
Screenings: Friday, June 17, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 19:00 (SALTY)
Country of Origin: Australia, Georgia
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction
Director: George Barkakadze
Screenplay: George Barbakadze
Cinematographer: Goga Devdariani
Editor: Adrian Rostirolla
Music: Giya Kancheli
Producer: Scott Gustetter, Lazaro Hernandez
Synopsis: Russian planes start bombing the Georgian town of Gori when a Russian woman has to travel inconspicuously on a minibus with Georgian evacuees. A single Russian word uttered by her or her young daughter could make them the enemy of everyone around. Will they pass unnoticed or will they be discovered?
Inhalt: Ein packendes Drama vor dem Hintergrund des Kaukasus-Konflikts: Eine Russin flieht mit ihrer kleinen Tochter vor dem Krieg – in einem Minibus mit georgischen Flüchtlingen. Ein einziges russisches Wort könnten sie verraten, deshalb stellen sie sich stumm. Rettendes Ziel scheint die georgische Stadt Gori zu sein. Doch dann beginnt ein Bombenangriff russischer Flugzeuge auf Gori.
Festivals: St. Kilda Film Festival, Australia; Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain; Rome Independent Film Festival, Italy; Tampere International Film Festival, Finland; Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia; CAMBOFEST, Film and Video Film Festival of Cambodia; Adelaide Film Festival, Australia; Victoria Independent Film Festival, Australia; London International Film Festival, United Kingdom; Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia; Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Awards: Best Human Rights Film, Honolulu Film Awards, USA; Best Film, Margaret River Shorts Festival, Australia; Best of Australian Programme and Best Direction in an Australian Short Film, Flickerfest International Film Festival, Australia; Winner Best Short Film, Whistler Film Festival, Canada; Best Foreign Short Film Nominee, Orlando Film Festival, Orlando, USA.
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