Brides (2014 film)

Brides
Film poster
Directed byTinatin Kajrishvili
Written byTinatin Kajrishvili
Produced byTinatin Kajrishvili, Sébastien Aubert, Suliko Tsulukidze, Lasha Khalvashi
StarringMari Kitia, Giorgi Maskharashvili, Giorgi Makharadze, Darejan Khachidze, Tamar Mamulashvili, Anuka Grigolia, Nita Kalichava
CinematographyGoga Devdariani
Edited byDavid Guiraud
Music byRim Laurens
Production
companies
Gemini, Millimeter Film and ADASTRA Films
Release date
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • Georgia
  • France
LanguageGeorgian

Brides (Georgian: პატარძლები; transliterated Patardzlebi) is a 2014 Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. and produced by Gemini, Millimeter Films and ADASTRA Films.

In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajrishvili shows the daily routine of a woman whose partner is in prison. The film is about human dignity and the repressive judicial system in Georgia.

The film had its world premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section and won the 3rd Place Panorama Audience Award – Fiction Film 2014. It has also been selected for the official competition (World Narrative Competition) of Tribeca Film Festival. Main actress Mari Kitia received the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and the movie was given 3 awards at the Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival, including the Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award.

The film was supported by the Georgian National Film Center and the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image.