Corn Island (film)

Corn Island

Film poster
Directed by Giorgi Ovashvili
Produced by Guillaume de Seille, Nino Devdariani, Sain Gabdullin, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, George Ovashvili, Karla Stojáková
Written by Giorgi Ovashvili, Roelof Jan Minneboo, Nugzar Shataidze
Starring İlyas Salman
Music by Ioseb Bardanashvili
Cinematography Elemér Ragályi
Edited by Sun-min Kim
Release dates
  • 9 July 2014 (2014-07-09) (Karlovy)
  • 17 September 2014 (2014-09-17) (Georgia)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Georgia
Language Abkhaz
Georgian
Russian

Corn Island (Georgian: სიმინდის კუნძული, translit.: simindis k'undzuli) is a 2014 Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. It was selected as the Georgian entry for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards,[1] making the January Shortlist.[2] The film won the Crystal Globe prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Spring flooding forms a small island with rich soil in the middle of a river, new land without an owner. An old man, assisted by his orphaned teenage granddaughter, takes possession of the island, builds a simple hut, and plants corn. They are ethic Abkhaz and exchange nods with passing Georgian soldiers. The old man shelters a wounded soldier who takes refuge on the island and protects him from his pursuers for a time. At the end of the summer, flooding destroys the island.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oscars: Georgia Nominates 'Corn Island' in Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". AMPAS. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Karlovy Vary: Georgian Film 'Corn Island' Nabs Top Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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