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Directed by | Rusudan Chkonia |
Written by | Rusudan Chkonia |
Produced by | Rusudan Chkonia |
Starring | Ia Sukhitashvili Gia Roinishvili Olga Babluani Tamuna Bukhnikashvili Nana Shonia Shorena Begashvili Maka Chichua Eka Kartvelishvili |
Cinematography | Konstantine Esadze |
Edited by | Jean-Pierre Bloc Rusudan Chkonia Levan Kukhashvili |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | Georgia France Luxembourg |
Language | Georgian |
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.