When Sandro's father decides to become a monk, the withdrawn teenager feels as if the ground is slipping away under his feet. With his mother working abroad and his grandmother too old to take care of him, the boy walks the path of maturity alone and opens up to both the girl Lasha, who belongs to the ultra-right movement, and to his own budding sexuality. In Panopticum, the director searches for the boundary between being an observer and being observed, while reflecting contemporary society in Sakartvelo, where Christian traditions and nationalism are in conflict with the desire to build a modern and independent state.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 35 min.
- Country, year
- Georgia, France, Italy, Romania, 2024
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Georgian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- George Sikharulidze
- Screenplay
- George Sikharulidze
- Producers
- Vladimer Katcharava
- Cinematography
- Oleg Mutu
- Music
- Chiara Costanza
- Cast
- Malkhaz Abuladze, Data Chachua, Levan Gabrava, Salome Gelenidze, Maia Gelovani
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- selected for Bright Future section.
- selected for Bright Future section.
- nomination for best film
Director
George Sikharulidze
George Sikharulidze, born in Tbilisi, went to New York to study film directing at the age of 18. His short films have been screened at the Clermont-Ferrand and Toronto festivals. Panopticon was selected for the Cinéfondation residency programme at the Cannes Film Festival and the TorinoScriptLab.
