Shindisi Explained

Shindisi is a 2019 Georgian drama film directed by Dito Tsintsadze.^[1] It was screened at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.^[2] It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^{[3] [4]} It won the Grand Prix at the 35th Warsaw International Film Festival in 2019.^[5]

Plot

Based on the true story of villagers from Shindisi engaged in saving wounded Georgian soldiers ambushed by Russian troops despite a ceasefire during the Russo-Georgian War.

Cast

• Dato Bakhtadze
• Goga Pipinashvili

See also

• List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Georgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: A New Georgian film about the August War . Tbilisi Film Festival . 1 August 2019.
2. Web site: Shanghai film fest to debut Dito Tsintsadze's latest feature, screen Tinatin Kajrishvili's Berlinale-premiered work . Agenda.ge . 1 August 2019.
3. Web site: Georgia's contender film for Oscars will be Shindisi . 1TV . 1 August 2019.
4. Web site: Oscars: Georgia Selects 'Shindisi' for International Feature Film Category . The Hollywood Reporter . 4 August 2019.
5. Web site: 35th Warsaw International Film Festival - 2019. WFF Official Website. 20 October 2019.