Holy Electricity
Original title: Tsminda Elektroenergia
Year: 2024
Language: Georgian
Available subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Georgia, Netherlands
Runtime: 95 min
Status: Released
When young Gonga and his cousin Bart find a suitcase full of rusty crosses in a scrap yard, Bart gets the idea to turn them into neon crucifixes and sell them door-to-door to the gullible inhabitants of Tbilisi. Their crusade through the suburbs of the city becomes a quest for love and friendship.
Director: Tato Kotetishvili
Screenplay: Tato Kotetishvili, Irine Jordania, Nutsa Tsikaridze
Cinematography: Tato Kotetishvili
Editing: Nodar Nozadze
Music: Vaqo, Nika Paniashvili, Nodar Nozadze
Sound Design: Selle Sellink
Production Design: Anuka Kalandarishvili, Nato Bagrationi
Art Director: Anuka Kalandarishvili, Nato Bagrationi
Producers: Tato Kotetishvili [Zango Studio], Tekla Machavariani [Nushi Film]
Co-Producers: Ineke Smits [GOGO FILM], Ineke Kanters, Lisette Kelder [The Film Kitchen], Guka Rcheulishvili, Marisha Urushadze [Arrebato Films]
Cast:Nikolo Ghviniashvili, Nika Gongadze
Festivals
Locarno International Film Festival //
Awards
Locarno International Film Festival, 2024
Reviews
“Tato Kotetishvili ... shows in his ability to capture eye-catching moments” Screen Daily
“A touching and often bitingly funny dark comedy about the supposed corruption of family values and finding hope in even the bleakest of circumstances.” ICS FILM
“scrappily episodic and freewheeling, dry-humoured debut feature” The Film Verdict