Venice Film Festival Highlights: Guria, Kurdish Epic, and More

The Venice Film Festival showcases diverse international cinema, including Levan Koguashvili's comedic drama 'Guria' and a defiant Kurdish epic. These films represent the festival's focus on compelling storytelling from Georgia and Kurdistan.

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Levan Koguashvili Brings ’90s Georgia to Venice With Comedic Drama ‘Guria’

Levan Koguashvili’s “Guria” will world premiere in Venice’s Spotlight section on Sept. 9. The black-and-white tragicomedy, set in the western Georgian Guria region, follows Zuriko, a 45-year-old widower and farmer as he struggles to find love, as well as a fair price on hazelnuts. “Guria” is a co-production between Georgia’s Kino Iberica, Switzerland’s Cineworx, Luxembourg’s […]

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Halkawt Mustafa's Kurdish epic takes Venice by storm in defiant red carpet premiere - Rudaw

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“Si sveglia e sbadiglia il gatto; poi l’amore” a Venezia la solitudine rumorosa di una giovane donna

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Venice Film Festival Highlights: Guria, Kurdish Epic, and More

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Levan Koguashvili Brings ’90s Georgia to Venice With Comedic Drama ‘Guria’

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Halkawt Mustafa's Kurdish epic takes Venice by storm in defiant red carpet premiere - Rudaw

“Si sveglia e sbadiglia il gatto; poi l’amore” a Venezia la solitudine rumorosa di una giovane donna

Levan Koguashvili Brings ’90s Georgia to Venice With Comedic Drama ‘Guria’

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