George Sikharulidze • Director of Panopticon
"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"
by Ana Stanic
The Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to an ultra-right organisation and his own sexuality
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Georgian filmmaker George Sikharulidze discusses his first film Panopticon [+see also:
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