Section: Spectrum

IARE, LIZA

LIZA, GO ON

Nana Janelidze
GE/BG, 2022, 115 Min

Caught in the middle: One day, successful Georgian journalist Liza is just hosting a TV program about the Georgian-Abkhaz war provoked by the Russian Federation with contemporary witnesses, when she receives a mysterious call in the middle of the live broadcast. Slowly, it becomes apparent how her own fate is interwoven into the 13 months and 13 days of war that cost the lives of around 10,000 people and changed the map of Georgia to this day.

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Television journalist Liza is reflecting on the brutal war between Abkhazia and Georgia, provoked by the Russian Federation, on a TV program when the live broadcast is interrupted by a phone call. A Russian-speaking man confronts her with the quote: “Protect my granddaughter, my son.” Liza loses her temper, breaks off the broadcast and spontaneously sets off for Abkhazia. It is slowly being revealed how her personal fate is intertwined with the war, what losses she suffered and how she was rescued from a life-threatening situation. In the midst of still hardened fronts, she tries to see things differently, avoids clear accusations despite her own involvement and points out that crimes occurred on both sides and victims were to be mourned. Using authentic records and diary notes from Georgians and Abkhazians, the film presents the perspective of civilians and soldiers on both sides. The combination of archive material, re-enactment and animation sequences mixes the documentary style and fiction – a courageous film that recalls the cruelty and unconditional nature of this first war after the collapse of the Soviet Union and how necessary it is to seek understanding – even if one may only begin 30 years after the incidents.

Text: Kira Taszman

Drehbuch
Lia Toklikishvili, Nana Janelidze
Kamera
Giorgi Shvelidze
Ton
Paata Godziashvili
Schnitt
Niko Tarielashvili
Ausstattung
Gogi Mikeladze
Musik
Mika Mdinaradze
Darsteller
Ekaterine Togonidze, Nino Eradze, Ilo Beroshvili, Nata Murvanidze, Misha Gomiashvili, Vakho Chachanidze, Ani Chiradze, Maiko Gelovani
Produzent
NANA JANELIDZE
Produktion
N&N
Co-Produktion
David Isakadze, Dobromir Chochov - Magnet films, Doly media
Nana Janelidze

Nana Janelidze - Nana Janelidze - scriptwriter, film and drama director has been working in film industry for 30 years. Her films were awarded prizes at different international film festivals.

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