Eka Kakhiani

The President

The President is the story of a dictator of an imaginary country in the Caucasus, who is forced to escape following a coup d’état, and begins a journey to discover his country in the company of his five-year-old grandson. The two travel across the lands that the President once governed. Now, disguised as a street musician to avoid being recognized, the former dictator comes into contact with his people, which he comes to know from a different point of view.

Dream Town

If your romantic dreams don't come true on New Year's Day, don't worry, as Valentine's Day is just around the corner. You will easily believe this is possible if you watch the romance between Sandro and Nini unfolding in one of the nightclubs of modern-day Tbilisi.

Easy Draw

A bohemian circle of Tbilisi youth in the 1980s: bound by shared interests, yet still strangers to one another—each carrying a hidden pain that leaves its mark on their daily lives.

Self-Portraits

Mziuri

The Soviet Union's rowing team becomes the champion at the World Championship. The team captain is a Georgian, who is awarded a trip by the All-Union Pioneer Organization — he is to lead a group of pioneers to Artek. He assumes the pioneers will be athletes and is shocked to discover that he is actually the leader of a girls' musical ensemble.

Only Death Comes

A man has died in a mountain village. The bandsmen are forbidden to accompany the deceased to the cemetery. There is a war going on, and this is the border that the locals are not allowed to cross...

Before going to bed

An extraordinary love story