Hostages

Mdzevlebi

58th TIFF: Greek Premiere

The true story of an aircraft hijacking that was perpetrated in 1983 by seven Georgian youngsters fuels a meditative thriller about a new generation that is in search of the nearest exit, without knowing where it flees from and where it’s heading. The new wave of contemporary Georgian cinema meets its finest form of expression in this priceless recording of a series of unfortunate events in the regime of the twisted state of being held hostage by different powers in Eastern Europe.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Rezo Gigineishvili

Script: Lasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvilli

Cinematography: Vladislav Opelyants

Editing: Jaroslav Kaminski, Andrey Gamov

Sound: Gleb Nekhoroshev

Music: Gia Kancheli

Actors: Tina Dalakishvili, Irakli Kvirikadze, Giga Datiashvili, Giorgi Grdzelidze

Production: Kinocompania Nebo, 20 Steps Production

Producers: Mikhail Finogenov, Tamara Tatishvili, Rezo Gigineishvili, Vladimer Katcharava

Co-production: Ink TV

Art Direction: Kote Japaridze

Costumes: Tinatin Kvinikadze

Executive producer: Constantine Lusignan-rizhinashvili, David Gulordava, Semen Kapsh

Make Up: Aigule Khabirova, Salome Zakaraia

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Georgia, Russia, Poland

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 104΄

Contact: WestEnd Films

Rezo Gigineishvili

Rezo Gigineishvili is a Georgian film director (b. 1982 in Tbilisi). He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He is an established commercial director who is now transiting with Hostages into the cinema of the "auteur," focusing on his directorial signature.