Translated from Euronews Georgia. Written by Tornike Koplatadze.
Culture
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3 years ago
Georgian Films Added to HBO GO and Netflix
Films by Georgian directors on HBO GO and Netflix have been added to popular streaming services.
Dito Tsintsadze's film "Shindisi" can be viewed on HBO GO, and Rezo Gabriadze's "Hari-Harale Dedao" is available on Netflix.The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on all areas, including the film industry. Film production was stopped, cinemas were closed. However, 2021 started pleasantly for the Georgian film industry. Films by Georgian directors have been added to the popular streaming service.
Dito Tsintsadze's film "Shindisi" has become available for HBO GO, a streaming service created by the American TV channel HBO. This is the first Georgian film to be aired on HBO GO. It is an online platform where many movies and TV series are gathered. The film, shot in 2019, depicts one of the episodes of the Russian-Georgian armed conflict in 2008.
From the beginning of January, one of the most famous streaming services, Georgian director Rezo Gabriadze's animated film "Hari-Harale Dedao" can be viewed on Netflix.The action takes place in Kutaisi after the war, where little Rezo describes the existence of that time in detail.
Two more Georgian movies are available on Netflix. Tamta Gabrichidze's short film "Sovdagari" is placed in the documentary films section. The main character of the film trades goods from the trunk of an old minibus in places where potatoes are worth more than money.
The first Georgian film to be made available on Netflix was Nana Ekvtimishvili's "My Happy Family." The story of the film takes place in a family environment, but the main character Manana wants to change her life radically one day. The film appeared in 2017 on the popular Netflix platform, which has 170 million subscribers.