Cinema: And then we danced by Levan Akin

This feature film by Levan Akin is a Franco-Georgian-Swedish production, Georgia's first LGBT film and selected for the “Directors' Fortnight” (Quinzaine des réalisateurs) at the Cannes film festival 2019.
Past event
Past event
10 Dec 2020
10 Dec 2020
Location:
Institut suédois, Rue Payenne, Paris, France
Two dancers smiling at each other, sitting with their backs to the mirror in a dance hall
Photo: Lisabi Fridell. The format of the image has been changed.

A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Director Levan Akin was born in Sweden, with Georgian roots. He is interested in social class and gender. He has directed The Circle, Chapter 1: The Chosen Ones, inspired by the eponymous bestseller. He also directed Certain People, presented at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. He has directed several television series, including Real humans. Currently, he is finishing up a new Dough series, expected to debut in the spring of 2021.

SCREENING POSTPONED : More information to come.
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Trailer for the movie “And then we danced” (external link).
Original title: And then we danced
Director: Levan Akin
With Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili
Sweden, France, Georgia, drama, 2019, VOSTFR, 1h48, all audiences

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