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Exclusive: Zaza Urushadze filming first feature since Oscar-nominated drama.
Zaza Urushadze has begun production on The Monk, marking the Georgian director’s first feature since Tangerines secured a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Feature Oscar in 2015.
Speaking to Screen about the new film, Urushadze said: ““Everyone can get into trouble unexpectedly. That´s what happens to Father Giorgi who has been a Monk for several years and goes to serve in a remote and picturesque village. There he finds an irresistibly beautiful woman with a secret.
“The story is funny and a bit sad and all in all it is very human. The Monk is a very sympathetic character and I hope he will be as irresistible for the audience as the woman is to him.”
The €700,000 ($776,000) film, which is being shot in Kakheti, Georgia with a cast including Dmitri Tatishvili, Joseph Khvedelidze and Sophia Sebiskveradze, is handled by sales agent is Allfilm. Georgian company »
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