CITIZEN SAINT

Georgia, Bulgaria, France |
2023 |
99 мин.

Script: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Director: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Cinematography: Krum Rodriguez
Music: Tako Jordania

Cast: Levan Barikashvili, George Babluani, Mari Kitia

Production: Chouchkov Brothers – Borislav Chouchkov
Co-production: Studio Artizm – Lasha Khalvashi, Gemini – Tinatin Kajrishvili, Mandra Films France

In her third feature film, a satirical parable about a saint who descends from the cross to live among mortals, Tinatin Kajrishvili asks the question: What exactly do people want to believe in? Do saints have more meaning as inanimate symbols, or can they exist as living human beings?

Festivals & Awards:

  • premiered at 2023 Karlovy Vary;
  • Georgia’s official submission for the 2024 Oscars;
  • nominated (Krum Rodriguez) by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC);
  • awards for Best Cinematography at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane and at the Asian World FF in Los Angeles;
  • Grand Prix for Best Film at the 2024 Golden Linden IFF in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Tinatin Kajrishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2001, she graduated in Film Directing from the University of Theatre and Cinema in Tbilisi. In 2006, she began work as a producer and attended various thematic workshops. She has produced, directed, and scripted various short, feature, and documentary films. In 2014, she created her debut feature film, Brides, and, in 2018, her second feature film Horizonti was released.