The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri)

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During the Georgian-Abkhazia war, 12-year-old Tedo and his mother Keto live as refugees working menial jobs. Tedo assists at an auto repair shop and Keto is a store clerk. But, in an effort to survive, she starts to work as a prostitute. Tedo is tired of living the life of a refugee, especially without his father who was unable to travel with them due to a heart condition. Not knowing if his father is alive or not, Tedo decides to venture back to war-torn Abkhazia where he discovers that life as a runaway is even more dangerous and complicated than life as a refugee. In order to disguise the fact he doesn’t speak the local language, he pretends to be deaf. Across a landscape that is ruled by despots and danger, Tedo forges ahead, undeterred in his quest and in hopes of finding his father. Adapted from the novel by Nugzar Shataidze, THE OTHER BANK deals with challenging social issues while exploring the universal themes of love and loneliness. (In Georgian, Abkhazian, and Russian with subittles) – C.C.P.

Category	Continental Airlines World Tour
Producer	Sain Gabdullin, George Ovashvili
Screenplay	Nugzar Shataidze
Cinematography	Amir Assadi
Editing	Sun-min Kim
Principal Cast	Tedo Bekhauri, Galoba Gambaria, Nika Alajajev, Tamara Meskhi
Director Bio	George Ovashvili was born in Georgia and attended the State Polytechnic Institute, studying Mechanics and Machine Building, and the Georgian State University of Theatre and Film. THE OTHER BANK is his first feature length film.
Select Filmography	THE OTHER BANK (2009)
Print Source	Guillaume de Seille arizona@nord-express.info

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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