Scary Mother (Georgian: საშიში დედა; Sashishi Deda) is a 2017 Georgian drama film directed by Ana Urushadze. At the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival, the film won the top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo.[1] It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3] Actress, Nato Murvanidze won the award for Best Performance by an Actress at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her performance in the film.[4]
Scary Mother | |
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Directed by | Ana Urushadze |
Written by | Ana Urushadze |
Starring | Nato Murvanidze |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Georgia |
Language | Georgian |
Plot
editManana, a middle-aged woman, hopes to find herself by secretly penning a darkly erotic thriller. She hides the writing from her husband Anri, but tensions heighten after she lets him read an excerpt.
Cast
edit- Nato Murvanidze as Manana
- Dimitri Tatishvili as Anri
- Ramaz Ioseliani as Nukri
- Avtandil Makharadze as Jarji
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mitchell, Robert (18 August 2017). "'Scary Mother' Wins at Sarajevo Film Festival; Bosnia-Herzegovina Selects Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (30 August 2017). "Oscars: Georgia Selects 'Scary Mother' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Scary Mother – Georgia's bid for Oscars 2017". Agenda.ge. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Russian Films Arrhtymia, Loveless, The Bottomless Bag Win at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards". 24 November 2017.
External links
edit- Scary Mother at IMDb