Summary
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 plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 90Audiences 66GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer90%
Audience score71%
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2017
April 20, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Russian
Original language
Also spoken
GeorgianMade in
Poland
Georgia- Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Irakli KvirikadzeNika
Tinatin DalakishviliAnna
Merab NinidzeLevan
Nadezhda MikhalkovaMaya
Mariya ShalaevaVera
Avtandil MakharadzeShota
Mikheil GomiashviliTengiz
Giga DatiashviliKoka
Beka LemonjavaZuriko
Darejan KharshiladzeNino
Giorgi GrdzelidzeSandro- GKGiorgi KhurtsilavaLasha
- ISIliko SukhishviliFather Daniil
Kato KalatozishviliTamuna
Vakho ChachanidzeIrakli
Tasha TsvetkovaStyuardessa
Georgiy TabidzeOto
Directing · 2
- Rezo Gigineishvili Director, Writer
- Marina Kulumbegashvili Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Lasha Bugadze Writer
Production · 7
- Vladimer Katcharava Producer
- Mikhail Finogenov Producer
- Tamara Tatishvili Producer
- Eka Mzhavanadze Casting Director
- Nick Dalakishvili Casting Assistant
- Leli Miminoshvili Casting Director
Camera · 4
- Vladislav Opelyants Director of Photography
- Nikolay Shinkorenko Additional Director of Photography
- Sandro Darakhvelidze Additional Director of Photography
- Aleksandr Vdovenko Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Andrey Gamov Editor
- Jarosław Kamiński Editor
Sound · 2
- Gia Kancheli Music
- Kirill Vasilenko Sound Director
Art · 2
- Fyodor Savelyev Production Design
- Kote Japaridze Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Tinatin Kvinikadze Costume Design
- Aygul Khabirova Makeup Artist
- Salome Zakaraia Makeup Artist
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