Shindisi

Shindisi (Georgian: შინდისი) is a 2019 Georgian drama film directed by Dito Tsintsadze.[1] It was screened at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4] It won the Grand Prix at the 35th Warsaw International Film Festival in 2019.[5]

Shindisi
Film poster
Directed byDito Tsintsadze
StarringDato Bakhtadze
Music byZviad Mgebry
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryGeorgia
LanguageGeorgian

Plot

Based on the true story of villagers from Shindisi engaged in saving wounded Georgian soldiers ambushed by Russian troops despite a ceasefire during the Russo-Georgian War.[4]

Cast
  • Dato Bakhtadze
  • Goga Pipinashvili

See also

References
  1. "A New Georgian film about the August War". Tbilisi Film Festival. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Shanghai film fest to debut Dito Tsintsadze's latest feature, screen Tinatin Kajrishvili's Berlinale-premiered work". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. "Georgia's contender film for Oscars will be Shindisi". 1TV. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. "Oscars: Georgia Selects 'Shindisi' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. "35th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2019". WFF Official Website. 20 October 2019.


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