PANOPTICON
synopsis
When Sandro’s father decides to devote his existence to God and leaves for a monastery, the teenage introvert finds himself deprived of the fundamental certainties of life. Abandoned by his father and his mother, who is working abroad, the young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to a new friendship with the radical Lasha, who has ties with an ultra-right organisation, and also to the chance to explore his own sexuality.
international title: | Panopticon |
original title: | Panoptikoni |
country: | Georgia, France, Italy, Romania |
year: | 2024 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | George Sikharulidze |
film run: | 95' |
screenplay: | George Sikharulidze |
cast: | Data Chachua, Vakhtang Kedeladze, Ia Sukhitashvili, Malkhaz Abuladze |
cinematography by: | Oleg Mutu |
film editing: | Giorgia Villa |
art director: | Ketevan Nadibaidze |
music: | Chiara Costanza |
producer: | Vladimer Katcharava |
production: | 20 Steps Production, Filmo2, Ombre Rosse Film Production, Tangaj Production |