Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
The Northeast Winds
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The Northeast Winds

The Northeast Winds

Nikoloz Bezhanishvili

2022
94 min.
Georgia
Georgian
Subtitles: English and Catalan

In Gori, the Georgian city where Stalin was born, a group of Stalinist nostalgic die-hards goes into crisis when the local government orders the last statue of the dictator to be knocked down

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Direction
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
Executive Production
NIKADOCFILM
Sound
Paata Godziashvili
Production
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
Synopsis

In Gori, the Georgian city where Iósif Stalin was born, a group of Stalinist nostalgic die-hards goes into crisis when the local government orders the last statue of the dictator in the city to be taken down. Through an observational documentary style, Nikoloz Bezhanishvili films the state of disappointment of these citizens, who still dream of returning to the time when Stalin was in control, and how they organise themselves to get the statue erected again. During this process, the group comes into conflict with the local Stalinist Party, and the camera reveals the group's internal contradictions as their different interpretations of ideology become apparent. All this, without any of them being able to see that their nostalgia world no longer exists and that among the new generations no one is interested in Stalin. Q&A

About the direction
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili

Nikoloz Bezhanishvili

Director

Nikoloz Bezhanishvili is a Tbilisi-based filmmaker. He is the author of three short feature films, 1...

Awards and festivals

IDFA
Amsterdam, 2022
Tbilisi International Film Festiva
Georgia, 2022
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
The Northeast Winds
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Reviews

Many of the scenes have an air of humour about them, strategically captured by Bezhanishvili without losing the gravitas of the situation.

— Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning · Lossi 36
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