''Brighton 4th'' ( ''meotkhe Brait’oni'') is a 2021 Georgian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Levan Koguashvili
Levan Koguashvili ( ka, ლევან კოღუაშვილი; March 18, 1973) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. He studied in Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography after graduating school.
Biography
Levan Koguashvili was ...
.
It was selected as the Georgian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February dat ...
.
Plot
A former Olympic wrestler from
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
helps his adult son in
Brighton Beach
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to get his life on track.
Cast
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Levan Tediashvili
Levan Tediashvili ( ka, ლევან თედიაშვილი; 15 March 1948 – 17 February 2024) was a Soviet and Georgian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated between 1971 and 1 ...
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Giorgi Tabidze
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Kakhi Kavsadze
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Nadezhda Mikhalkova
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Irakli Kavsadze
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Tornike Bziava
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Anastasia Romashko
Reception
Critical response
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.
Awards
The film won best picture award at
Asian World Film Festival
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2021 in Los Angeles. At the
Tribeca Film Festival
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2021, it won three awards: best international film, best actor for
Levan Tediashvili
Levan Tediashvili ( ka, ლევან თედიაშვილი; 15 March 1948 – 17 February 2024) was a Soviet and Georgian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated between 1971 and 1 ...
, and best screenplay for
Boris Frumin. At FilmFestival Cottbus 2021, the film also won three awards: Outstanding Individual Performance, for Levan Tediashvili; also the
FIPRESCI Prize
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, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
See also
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List of Georgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2021 films
2021 drama films
Drama films from Georgia (country)
2020s Georgian-language films
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