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UK 18 Certificate
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April 12, 2021
Runtime
2 Hours 5 Minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
Georgian
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sexual violence

Set in a provincial town at the foot of the Caucasus mountains, the film tells the story of Yana, the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness leader whose community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, and with her husband away, Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of the world around her. Meanwhile, the intrusion of a local detective in her home has dramatic and devastating consequences.

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April 3, 2021

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