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Glamor and Grit Collide in Akaki Popkhadze’s San Sebastian Bound Debut ‘In the Name of Blood’ — Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Exploring the dark underbelly of Nice: Popkhadze's 'In The Name of Blood' set to premiere at San Sebastian.

The surface glamor and beauty of Nice is peeled away from the off in Akaki Popkhadze ’s debut feature “In The Name Of Blood” (“Brûle le sang”) which premieres in San Sebastian’s New Director section. His son, Tristan, played by co-scribe Florent Hill, who dreams of becoming an Orthodox priest, is left alone with his grieving mother. Driven by honor and revenge, Gabriel and Tristan are drawn into the criminal underbelly of Nice, coming into the orbit of a local kingpin, played by the incomparable Denis Lavant (“Holy Motors.”)

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