April

• Dea Kulumbegashvili
• 135 min
• Georgia, France, Italy
• 2024
• Fiction

A female doctor risks everything in a relentless battle against patriarchal forces and invisible power structures in this acclaimed and award-winning drama.

Groundbreaking Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili follows up her celebrated Beginning (GFF, 2021) with a quiet yet unforgiving drama. Nina, a rural obstetrician, works in a society where women's rights are ignored. Her isolated existence unfolds in the Georgian countryside, where she performs illegal abortions—each patient visit a silent protest against societal norms. But as her inner demons take on a physical form, an eerie presence emerges, blurring the line between reality and illusion. Kulumbegashvili relies on her signature minimalist storytelling, with slow, deliberate shots that reveal more than the sparse dialogue ever could. April is an exquisite and uncompromising study of power and resistance.



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• Motstånd
• Drama
• Samhälle
• Brott
• Omskakande
• Landsbygd
• Utmanande