Namme
Georgia, Lithuania 2017
Directed by Zaza Khalvashi, drama, 91 min, eng subtitles, 16+
Written by Zaza Khalvashi
With Mariska Diasamidze, Aleko Abashidze, Ednar Bolkvadze, Roman Bolkvadze, Roin Surmanidze
Saturday 6.10.2018
20.30
Neimënster (Salle Krieps)
Georgian evening
Ali’s family has inherited a mission – to take care of a local spring with healing properties and cure sick fellow villagers with it. The three sons are skeptical and only the young daughter Namme stays as the guardian of family traditions. In parallel, a hydropower station is being constructed nearby, putting the environment at stake. One day the spring water starts to disappear and the father remembers the old tradition: the water will not return unless a sacrifice is made…
Awards
Tokyo IFF 2017 (Competition)
Georgia's submissions for the 2019 Academy Awards