Crossing Europe

Panopticon

1 hr. 35 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

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When Sandro's father decides to become a monk, the withdrawn teenager feels as if the ground is slipping away under his feet. With his mother working abroad and his grandmother too old to take care of him, the boy walks the path of maturity alone and opens up to both the girl Lasha, who belongs to the ultra-right movement, and to his own budding sexuality. In Panopticum, the director searches for the boundary between being an observer and being observed, while reflecting contemporary society in Sakartvelo, where Christian traditions and nationalism are in conflict with the desire to build a modern and independent state.

George Sikharulidze

George Sikharulidze

George Sikharulidze, born in Tbilisi, went to New York to study film directing at the age of 18. His short films have been screened at the Clermont-Ferrand and Toronto festivals. Panopticon was selected for the Cinéfondation residency programme at the Cannes Film Festival and the TorinoScriptLab.
Languages
Georgian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Panoptikoni
Produced
2024: Georgia, France, Italy, Romania

Film information

Director
George Sikharulidze
Producers
Vladimer Katcharava
Screenplay
George Sikharulidze
Music
Chiara Costanza
Cinematography
Oleg Mutu
Cast
Malkhaz Abuladze, Data Chachua, Levan Gabrava, Salome Gelenidze, Maia Gelovani
More information
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Screenings

Saturday, 9 November

21:00

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 5

Past screening

Sunday, 10 November

21:20

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 11

Past screening

Tuesday, 12 November

21:05

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 11

Past screening

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