It's 1992. Young Dina lives in a remote mountain village where life is strictly governed by centuries of tradition. Dina's grandfather has promised her to David, who is returning from the war. But with him comes a comrade-in-arms, the handsome Gegi, with whom Dina is in love. Is it possible to defy the firmly established order?

Direction: Mariam Khatchvani

Script: Mariam Khatchvani, Vladimer Katcharava, Irakli Solomanashvili

Production: Vladimer Katcharava

Co-Production: Sam Taylor, Mike Downey, Igor A. Nola

Cinematography: Konstantin Esadze

Editing: Levan Kukhashvili

Production Design: Mamuka Esadze

Costume Design: Ketevan Kalandadze

Make-Up: Lin Chikvaidze, Magdalina Datuashvili

Sound: Dmitri Vasilyev

Original Score: Tako Jordania, Mate Chamgeliani

Cast: Natia Vibliani, George Babluani, Nukri Khatchavani, Girshel Chelidze

Original Title: დედე

Original Language: Georgian

Film Production Countries: Georgia, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands, Croatia

Statement of the Director/s
The story of Dede is based upon and dedicated to my grandmother’s real life experience. As such, it was important to me to retain a palpable sense of authenticity and to show a community and a way of life, which has not been seen on film before. I worked with Svans (native peoples from the region), some of whom had no acting experience.

They speak the native language, Svanetian (a Georgian dialect, spoken by about 30, 000 people in that area of Georgia), and live in a beautiful natural backdrop.

Working with natives in my birthplace has enriched the filmmaking experience and helped make the film that I wanted to make. It’s something of a paradise there, and this is the reason why the locals don’t leave this place, even though life can be difficult. And this is certainly the case for the character of Dina – she is a woman who finds her life dictated by the weight of tradition, but who is deeply rooted in her community nonetheless.

Biography of the Director/s

Born in 1986, in Svaneti, Georgia. Mariam Khatchvani studied Film and TV Media Directing from 2004 to 2008 at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University. She directed short documentaries: Verdzoba (2006), Beyond the Window (2007), and Lichanishi and Kvirikoba (2009) and Dinola (2013), her first fiction short. It has been invited to more than 50 film festivals- 36th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 28th FIFF Festival International de Films de Fribourg, 37th Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad and others and in 2014 it was nominated at Europian Film Academy. DEDE is her first feature film which is inved more than 40 Festivals and got 15 interantional awards. She is developing her second feature «NENE» at cinefondation residence in 2018.

Filmography of the Director/s
Current Project Feature Film “NENE” (Working title)

2017- Feature Film “DEDE”
Premiered at 52 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – East Vest Section - Grand Jury Award.
Festivals (39), Awards (15)

2013 - Short Film DINOLA
Festivals (130), Awards (22) , Nominated in 2014 years for European Film Academy Short film award.

Student Films :
Short Film Beqnu, Doc Films: Verdzoba, Kvirikoba

Awards Won
1) 52nd Karlovy Vary Film Festival/East of the West - Competition - Grand Jury Prize;2) 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards - UNESCO award; 3)8th Beijing International Film Festival - Tiantan Award for Best Director and Tiantan Award for Best Cinematography; 4) Let’s Cee Film Festival - Audience Award; 5) 39th Cinemed Mediterranean Film Festival - Prix du Public.

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