{"id":925,"date":"2014-07-27T21:39:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T21:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2015-08-31T13:36:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:36:49","slug":"in-bloom-thursday-23-october-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/2014\/07\/in-bloom-thursday-23-october-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"IN BLOOM (Grzeli Nateli Dgeebi) – Thursday 23 October, 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tbilisi, Georgia, 1992: The Soviet era is over and Georgia must fend for itself. \u00a0Civil war is raging in the province of Abkhazia. For Natia and Eka, the barely 14-year-old protagonists of In Bloom, childhood is coming to an end. Eka is growing up without her father, rebelling against her concerned mother and her older sister. And Natia\u2019s \u00a0alcoholic father terrorises the entire family.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two friends cannot find peace outside of the family either \u2013 not in school, not on the street, and not in the bread lines. Chaos, insecurity, and fear of the future hold sway over everyday life. An admirer gives Natia a pistol with one single bullet. \u00a0A little later, she\u2019s abducted by another admirer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new generation of filmmakers has emerged in Georgia and is starting out by remembering its own history. – Berlin Film Festival 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Director: \u00a0Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Gross.\u00a0 Georgia, 2013.\u00a0 Language: Georgian. 102 minutes.\u00a0 Cert:\u00a0 CLUB<\/p>\n

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Georgia’s reputation as the latest cinematic hotspot for emerging talent is enhanced further by “In Bloom,” an absorbing, intelligently assembled coming-of-ager that revolves around two pubescent gal-pals growing up in 1992, just after independence was restored. –<\/em> Variety<\/div>\n
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Starring: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze, Data Zakareishvili, Giorgi Aladashvili, Gia Shonia, Ana Nijaradze<\/p>\n

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