BEGINNING

BEGINNING / DASATSKISI – Georgia-France, 2020, 130 min., Drama

Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
Script: Dea Kulumbegashvili, Rati Oneli
Cast: Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Mari Kopchenovi

In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah’s Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.
„Yana and her family’s conversion to the Jehovah’s Witness faith isolated them from the world and moreover, subjected Yana to a subordinate role in her home. I wondered, what were Yana’s dreams, if she had any ? What did she give up when she decided to commit to a marriage with the leader of a religious group?”
Dea Kulumbegashvili

Аwards and nominations:
San Sebastián ’20 – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress
Toronto ’20 – FIPRESCI Prize (Discovery)