Scary Mother (film)

Scary Mother
Film poster
Directed byAna Urushadze
Written byAna Urushadze
StarringNato Murvanidze
Release date
  • 3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) (Locarno)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryGeorgia
LanguageGeorgian

Scary Mother (Georgian: საშიში დედა; Sashishi Deda) is a 2017 Georgian drama film directed by Ana Urushadze. At the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival, the film won the top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo.[1] It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3] Actress, Nato Murvanidze won the award for Best Performance by an Actress at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her performance in the film.[4]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Robert (18 August 2017). "'Scary Mother' Wins at Sarajevo Film Festival; Bosnia-Herzegovina Selects Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (30 August 2017). "Oscars: Georgia Selects 'Scary Mother' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Scary Mother – Georgia's bid for Oscars 2017". Agenda.ge. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Russian Films Arrhtymia, Loveless, The Bottomless Bag Win at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards". 24 November 2017.