Marilivit tetri

In a story that unfolds on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, three characters try to change their current lives. Thirty-five-year-old Nana works as a seasonal waitress who dreams of opening a small café in her home town. Police officer Niko is an Abkhazian refugee who has yet to deal with the wounds he suffered during the former conflict. Young Sopo is homeless; she hangs around with a group of young people whose high jinks the police are trying to keep under control. While running from the cops, Sopo meets Nana, who decides to help her. The girl’s dream of beaches as white as salt moves her to take a decisive step. In her feature debut, director Keti Machavariani focuses primarily on atmosphere. Her simple visual compositions, punctuated by spare dialogue, glue viewers to their seats till the very end. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)