Levan Koguashvili’s ‘Guria’ to Bring 1990s Georgia to Venice on Sept. 9
Levan Koguashvili’s black-and-white tragicomedy ‘Guria’ will world premiere Sept. 9 in Venice’s Spotlight section. Set in western Georgia’s Guria region, it follows a 45-year-old widower and farmer seeking love and a fair price for his hazelnuts.
Levan Koguashvili’s black-and-white tragicomedy ‘Guria’ will have its world premiere Sept. 9 in the Spotlight section of the Venice Film Festival.
Set in Georgia’s western Guria region, the film follows 45-year-old widower and farmer Zuriko, who is trying to find love and secure a fair price for his hazelnuts.
A story set in 1990s Georgia
The film is presented as a tragicomedy about life in Guria. The source does not specify whose perspective or which events shape its depiction of the period.
International production partners
‘Guria’ is a co-production between Georgia’s Kino Iberica, Switzerland’s Cineworx, Luxembourg’s Tarantula and Bulgaria’s ArtFest. It also received support from Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Norway’s SoRFond Film Fund and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund.
What we know
- ‘Guria’ will world premiere Sept. 9 in Venice’s Spotlight section.
- The film follows Zuriko, a 45-year-old widower and farmer from Georgia’s Guria region.
- Its story combines a search for love with a struggle to receive a fair hazelnut price.
- The production involves companies from Georgia, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Bulgaria.
What is being verified
- The newsroom is checking the report that ‘Guria’ will world premiere Sept. 9 in Venice’s Spotlight section.
- Reporting from Variety Film is being compared; a second independent confirmation is not yet available.
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