Keep Smiling (2012 film)

Keep Smiling
Georgian theatrical poster
Directed byRusudan Chkonia
Written byRusudan Chkonia
Produced byRusudan Chkonia
StarringIa Sukhitashvili
Gia Roinishvili
Olga Babluani
Tamuna Bukhnikashvili
Nana Shonia
Shorena Begashvili
Maka Chichua
Eka Kartvelishvili
CinematographyKonstantine Esadze
Edited byJean-Pierre Bloc
Rusudan Chkonia
Levan Kukhashvili
Release dates
  • 6 September 2012 (2012-09-06) (Venice)
  • 14 August 2013 (2013-08-14) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesGeorgia
France
Luxembourg
LanguageGeorgian

Keep Smiling (Georgian: გაიღიმეთ, translit. Gaigimet) is a 2012 internationally co-produced black comedy-drama written and directed by Rusudan Chkonia.[1] The film was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final list.[2] The script was the winner of 2010 GNFC competition of debut full-length feature films and went on to be the most successful release in Georgia of 2012, also enjoying a theatrical run in French cinemas.

  1. ^ "Keep Smiling". Embassy of France in the United States. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (25 September 2012). "Georgia 'Smiling' for Oscar". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 25 September 2012.