Tbilisi-Tbilisi (2005)

Directed by   Levan Zaqareishvili

Awards:  2005.  The XIV International Open Film Festival of CIS and Baltic Countries “Kinoshock” (Anapa, Russia) - The Best Director’s Prize. “An Elephant”, special prize of the Guild of the Russian Film Critics and IFP.  Best Actor in a Supporting Role’ Prize - Baadur Tsuladze  
            2005. At the first Black Sea International Film Festival of Constanta (Romania) -  Prize for the Best Scenario
            2006. Nika Awards -  Best Film of CIS and Baltic Countries 
         Genre: Drama 
Plot: The film is about a young director who has no means to shoot a film and walks in the streets of his city, capturing various scenes of contemporary city life. Due to extreme financial hardship, the city people have lost the spiritual values. Instead their minds are occupied by looking for the ways of earning their daily bread: the director has Abkhasia refugees as tenants, a former professor survives by street vending, a merchant is in the parliament, others live at the expense of the people in need. Th e director is writing a script that will not ever be shot.
Writing credits:  Levan Zaqareishvili    
Cinematography by  Archil Akhvlediani   
Art Direction by  Giorgi Tatishvili,   Kote Jafaridze  
Original Music by  Niaz Diasamidze
Sound by Guram Gogua
Cast:  Giorgi Maskharashvili, Berta Khapava,   Rusiko Kobiashvili,   Eka Nijaradze,   Baadur Tsuladze,     Shota Qristesashvili,    Davit (Japana) Khurtsilava,   Gia Gogishvili,   Donara Gvritishvili,   Nika Nikolaishvili, Manana Orbeliani, Valeri Toronjadze,   Kakha Kintsurashvili.  
Runtime: 97 min.
Country: Republic of Georgia
Language: Georgian
Color: Color