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Posted: 4 years ago

Documentary Film Tunnel by Vano Arsenishvili and Nino Orjonikidze Becomes a Winner of Trento International Film Festival

The documentary "Tunnel" by Nino Orjonikidze and Vano Arsenishvili was awarded the main prize of the festival - Golden Gentian.

The film directors attended the festival virtually and welcomed the festival guests from Georgia.

The action takes place in Kharagauli district, where people are hard at work extending the railroad in a remote Georgian mountain village. When they’re done, the new Silk Road Express will run through here. But before this high-speed connection between China and Europe can go anywhere, a tunnel has to be dug—a tunnel that goes right through a mountain where villagers have their fields and pastures. In his office at the station, an old-time stationmaster prepares for his role in the future, when a lot more trains will be coming through the station.

The film's world premiere was held at IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The film is a co-production of Georgia and Germany. Making the film was supported by the National Film Center of Georgia.