And Then We Danced

And Then We Danced
Swedish theatrical release poster
Directed byLevan Akin
Written byLevan Akin
Produced by
  • Mathilde Dedye
  • Ketie Danelia
Starring
CinematographyLisabi Fridell
Edited by
  • Levan Akin
  • Simon Carlgren
Music byBen Wheeler and Zviad Mgebry
Production
companies
  • French Quarter Film
  • Takes Film
  • AMA Productions
  • RMV Film
  • Inland Film
Distributed by
  • TriArt Film (Sweden)
  • ARP Sélection (France)
Release dates
  • 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) (Sweden)
  • 6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
LanguageGeorgian
Box office$580,075[2][3]

And Then We Danced (Georgian: და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ, Da chven vitsek'vet) is a 2019 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Akin. It was premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival[4][5] where it received a fifteen-minute standing ovation.[6] It was one of the most favourably reviewed films out of Cannes that year.[7] It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[8][9] Screening of the film in Georgia sparked protests, due to its portrayal of a gay love affair.[10]

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  3. ^ "And Then We Danced". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 April 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ Fenwick, George (6 March 2020). "And Then We Danced is putting a spotlight on homophobia in Georgia". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2019 critics ratings". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ Lindblad, Helena (28 August 2019). "Oscarsbidraget And then we danced ligger helt rätt i tiden". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ Dalton, Ben (28 August 2019). "Sweden submits Cannes title 'And Then We Danced' for international feature Oscar". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. ^ "And Then We Danced: Georgian film that sparked protests". BBC News. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.