Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2017, Berlinale Forum 2017.

Manana decides it’s time to leave her parents' house and move to an apartment in Tbilisi where she can live alone in peace and quiet. There is, however, a problem: she is a 52-year-old teacher who lives with her husband, their two children, and her father-in-law as customary in traditional Georgian culture. Parallel to the insightful life journey, Manana discovers that her actions are viewed as a declaration of war on tradition. Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’s film, screened at Sundance and Berlin, won numerous accolades from critics. It boasts many merits: its tone shifts effortlessly from solemnity to smiles and the camera envelops its heroes with compassion, while the lead actress expresses an entire range of emotions with ease.