Director : Otar IosselianiActors : Nico Tarielashvili, Lily Lavina, Amiran Amiranachvili, Stéphanie Hainque, Joachim Salinger, Otar Iosseliani, Philippe Bas, Mathieu Amalric, Philippe PassonFeature film, Fiction Production language : French Nationality : Majority French (Switzerland, Italy) French release : 12/1/99 Runtime : 1h 56mn Current status : Released Associate production company : Pierre Grise ProductionsCo-production : Istituto Luce, Carac Film, Alia FilmFrench distribution : Les Films du Losange Film export/Foreign Sales : Celluloid Dreams Synopsis Nicolas, twenty, is the eldest son of a rich family ruled over by his redoubtable businesswoman of a mother. Escaping from this background, he spends his days in the nearby town where he cleans windows and washes dishes. His friends are delinquents, homeless kids, the local riff-raff of the district he frequents. Life is tough but fun until, one night, he joins his mates in a riskier-than-usual caper and ends up in prison. When he gets out he returns to his old haunts to find nothing is the same, all the familiar faces are gone. So he goes back home… Festival selections Awards |