Mdzevlebi / Taoci / Hostages Sovjetska Socijalistička Republika Gruzija 1983. godine. Pripreme za Nikino i Anino vjenčanje, koje njihove elitne porodice doživljavaju kao veliki dan, u punom su zamahu. Međutim, mladenci i njihovi prijatelji pripreme koriste kao paravan iza kojeg kuju planove za odvažan bijeg iz Sovjetskog Saveza. Njihov cilj je da pobjegnu iz svog klaustrofobičnog okruženja, istraže slobodni svijet i riješe se uskogrudog svjetonazora svojih roditelja. Dan nakon vjenčanja, Nika i Ana odluče sprovesti najrizičniji mogući plan: oteti avion na lokalnoj liniji između Tbilisija i Batumija i prisiliti pilota da sleti u Turskoj, najbližoj destinaciji izvan granica Istočnog bloka. Međutim, nakon što avion uzleti, a pritisak se ubrzano povećava, svi planovi otmičara amatera padaju u vodu. Rezo Gigineishvili rođen je 1982. u Tbilisiju. Studirao je na Institutu za kinematografiju Gerasimov (VGIK). Svoj debitantski igrani film HEAT snimio je 2016. godine. Film je u međunarodnoj distribuciji zaradio 15.7 miliona dolara i još uvijek nosi epitet najprofitabilnijeg filma svih vremena na ruskom kino tržištu. Gigineishvili je 2012. godine u Gruziji napisao i režirao romantičnu komediju LOVE WITH ACCENT. Nastavak tog filma, NO BORDERS, koji je sniman na lokacijama u Gruziji, Armeniji, Rusiji i Kazahstanu, pušten je u opticaj 2015. godine. U svome posljednjem filmu TAOCI u potpunosti se posvetio temama od ličnog interesa za njega kao umjetnika. E Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana’s wedding are in full swing, and it’s a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they have an audacious escape from the Soviet Union plotted out. They plan to flee their claustrophobic daily lives, discover the free world and break away from their parents’ stifling worldview. The day after the wedding, Nika and Ana decide to move forward with their riskiest plan yet: hijacking a local flight from Tbilisi to Batumi and forcing it to land in Turkey, the closest country to Georgia that isn’t part of the Eastern Bloc. But as the plane leaves the ground and the pressure quickly mounts, nothing goes as planned for these amateur would-be hijackers.
Rezo Gigineishvili was born in 1982 in Tbilisi, and studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). In 2006, he directed his feature debut HEAT. The film to this day remains a box-office leading film in the Russian market. In 2012, Rezo wrote and directed the romantic comedy LOVE WITH ACCENT in Georgia. Its sequel, NO BORDERS, which was shot in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Russia, was released in 2015. In HOSTAGES, his most recent film, he focuses fully on the issues that concern him as an artist.
28 23. Sarajevo Film Festival l TAKMIČARSKI PROGRAM – IGRANI FILM
REGIONALNA PREMIJERA / REGIONAL PREMIERE Georgia, Russia, Poland, 2017, Colour, 104 min, Georgian, Russian Režija / Director: Rezo Gigineishvili Scenarij / Screenplay: Lasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvili Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Vladislav Opelyants Montaža / Editor: Jaroslav Kaminski, Andrey Gamov Muzika / Music: Gia Kancheli Zvuk / Sound: Gleb Nekhoroshev Kostimografija / Costume Design: Tinatin Kvinikadze Scenografija / Production Design: Kote Japaridze Producent / Producer: Mikhail Finogenov, Tamara Tatishvili, Rezo Gigineishvili, Vladimer Katcharava Produkcija / Production: Kinocompania Nebo, 20 Steps Productions, Ink TV Uloge / Cast: Merab Ninidze, Darejan Kharshiladze, Tina Dalakishvili, Irakli Kvirikadze, Giga Datiashvili, Giorgi Grdzelidze, George Tabidze, Giorgi Khurtsilava, Vakhtang Chachanidze, Ekaterine Kalatozishvili Kontakt / Contact: WestEnd Films; info@westendfilms.com FILMOGRAFIJA / FILMOGRAPHY: 2017 – MDZEVLEBI / HOSTAGES 2015 – BEZ GRANITS / NO BORDERS 2012 – LYUBOV S AKTSENTOM / LOVE WITH ACCENT 2006 – ZHARA / HEAT