In Bloom (film)

In Bloom
Film festival poster
Directed byNana Ekvtimishvili
Simon Groß
Written byNana Ekvtimishvili
Produced bySimon Groß
Marc Wächter
StarringLika Babluani
Mariam Bokeria
CinematographyOleg Mutu
Edited byStefan Stabenow
Distributed byBig World Pictures
Release dates
  • 19 February 2013 (2013-02-19) (Berlin)
  • 19 September 2013 (2013-09-19) (Georgia)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryGeorgia
LanguageGeorgian

In Bloom (Georgian: გრძელი ნათელი დღეები; Grdzeli nateli dgheebi) is a 2013 Georgian drama film directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß. It is a bildungsroman focused on the friendship between two teenage girls in 1992 after the country’s independence from the Soviet Union. The artistic style is influenced by post-communist Romanian cinema, particularly by cameraman Oleg Mutu, who also worked on 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007).[1]

The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, winning the C.I.C.A.E. Prize.[2] It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.[3]

Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß
  1. ^ Felperin, Leslie (10 February 2013). "In Bloom". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Berlinale 2013. The Awards". mubi.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Oscars: Georgia Nominates 'In Bloom' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 September 2013.