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Oscars: Georgia Submits Anti-Putin Drama ‘The Antique’ For International Feature Film Race
The drama takes inspiration from the real-life illegal expulsion of thousands of Georgian nationals from Russia in 2006, which included director.
The selection comes just two weeks after the feature was caught up in an unexpected legal battle at the Venice Film Festival when an emergency decree issued on behalf of Russian and Croatian producers led to the temporary suspension of its screening in the parallel Giornate degli Autori section. The feature is lead produced by Zurab Magalashvili at Tbilisi-based Cinetech with the Czech Republic’s Cinetrain SA, Icelandic company Whitepoint Digital and Germany’s Basis Berlin Filmproduction. A lawyer acting for the Giornate degli Autori filed a counter claim and was able to overturn the decree at the eleventh hour, allowing the film to world premiere in the section on September 6.
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