DRAWING LOTS
Director: Zaza Khalvashi
2023; Drama; Georgia, Lithuania; 84 minutes; B/W; DCP; ProRes HQ; Aspect ratio: 1:1,66; Sound 5.1; Original language: Georgian; Subtitles: English, Lithuanian
Drawing Lots is an ensemble tale of subtly interlinked stories set in a close-knit neighbourhood of Georgian city. The lives of neighbours such as a talented and troubled aspiring rock star, petty criminals, a concert violinist, angsty and love-struck teenagers, betrayed lovers, fractured families and many others intertwine in various ways, some expected and familiar, some surprising and secret, some contentious, some passionate and forbidden, but always coloured by the underlying tribal magnetism of community.
In this unassuming urban enclave, everybody is looking for something – money, treasure, friendship, success and, especially, love. But each quest is elusive in its own way, as these engaging characters learn one by one that desire is as changeable as a young man’s heart.
The title refers to the central image of the neighbours playing a lotto-style game, their cacophonous and good- natured bickering exemplifying the community’s dynamics, and the game itself exemplifying the randomness of life, the fickleness of fate.
WORLD PREMIERE: Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands, 2023
49. Summer Film School, Čekija, 2023
Ljublijana International film festival, Slovenia, 2023
Mestia film festival, Georgia, 2023
Batumi film festival, Georgia, 2023
Ghent International film festival, Belgium, 2023
Tbilisi International film festival, Georgia, 2023
Director and writer: Zaza Khalvashi
Co-director: Tamta Khalvashi
Editing: Levanas Kuchašvilis
Cinematography: Giorgi Shvelidze
Sound design: Jonas Maksvytis
Original music: Minco Eggersman
Production: BAFIS
Co-production: TREMORA
With the support of:
Georgian National Film Center Lithuanian Film Center
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Cast: Omar Beridze, Leila Bibineishvili, Inga Jakhutashvili, Guladi Goguadze, Anri Mutidze
