2019
And Then We Danced
Drama, Romance
8.0
User Score
233 Votes
Status
Released
Language
ka
Budget
$0
Production
French Quarter Film AB, Takes Film, AMA Productions, RMV Film, Inland Film, SVT, Svenska Filminstitutet, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, La Région Île-de-France, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
Overview
Merab, a devoted dancer, has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, sparks both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause Merab to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships.
Review
maketheSWITCH
9.0
‘And Then We Danced’ is such a special film, crafted with love and necessity, honest in its intentions and pure in heart. I found myself totally swept up in it and, by the end, my heart burst with love for it. This will easily go down as an LBGTIQ+ classic; how extraordinary is it for Georgia to have such a film as part of its cinematic legacy, not just for its craft but for what it represents. ‘And Then We Danced’ is the past and the present at odds, with the future ultimately at stake, rendered in flesh and bone by the powerhouse debut performance of Levan Gelbakhiani, easily one of the best of the year. Levan Akin has made a remarkable film, a passionate dance for love, for country, for tradition, for art and for survival.
- Daniel Lammin
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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-and-then-we-danced-a-passionate-and-remarkable-classic-in-the-making
Read More FrontrunnerParis
7.0
Drama queer in Georgia, country where dance is Nation. A fairly classic gay plot on movies, but poetry and dance. Sensitive.
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