Tear Gas

Original title: Tear Gas
Year: 2026
Language: Georgian
Available Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia / France / Germany
Runtime: 96 min
Status: Released

16-year-old Elene and her war-scarred family are drawn into a public protest that transforms the
streets of Tbilisi into a battleground for freedom, forcing them to confront the fractures already
threatening to tear them apart.

Director: Uta Beria
Screenplay: Uta Beria
Cinematography: Goga Devdariani
Editing: Nodar Nodzadze
Music: Rémi Boubal
Sound Design: Andreas Mühlschlegel
Production Design: Ika Avaliani
Costume Design: Anuka Kalandarishvili
Producers:  Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua, Uta Beria
Co-Producers:  Guillaume Dreyfus, Delphine Schmit, Daniel Tenné, Junus Baker
Production Companies: 1991 Productions (Georgia), Tripode Productions (France), 70 STEPS (Germany)
Cast: Taisia Eradze, Mzia Arabuli, Gaga Shishinashvili, Kato Kalatozishvili, Boris Andronikashvili

Festivals

Locarno Film Festival (Junior Jury/First Prize - Cineasti del Presente Competition)