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The Other Bank is a film of genre Drama directed by George Ovashvili
The Other Bank (2010)
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Add to a movie listThe Other Bank (Georgian: გაღმა ნაპირი) is a 2009 Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. It was Georgia's submission to the 82nd Academy Award for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Synopsis
Le jeune Tedo, douze ans, réfugié en Georgie à la suite du conflit en Abkhazie, vit avec sa mère à Tbilissi, où elle se prostitue pour survivre. Lui-même vit de petites rapines avec d'autres enfants. Surprenant sa mère avec un de ses clients, il décide de partir à la recherche de son père malade resté à Tkvarchéli en Abkhazie, et qu'il n'a pas revu depuis quatre ans. Il y parvient après de violentes épreuves qui constituent l'essentiel du film.Comments
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