Georgia, a strange country.
Located in West Asia, a small country with a population of more than 3 million.
It was once a Soviet republic and the homeland of Stalin.
It is a people who can sing and dance, and is rich in wine and pottery.
In this mysterious, beautiful, unique exotic atmosphere, the story of the film unfolds.
"Then We Danced"
The film revolves around the Georgian folk dance and tells the story of a boy's growth and transformation.
The film was written and directed by Swedish director Levan Akin, who himself has Georgian ancestry.
Starring Levin Golbachjani, Baci Walishvili, Anna Davakishvili and others, their superb acting skills and dance skills show the audience the traditional georgian dance world and the life of Georgian dancers.
The film was shortlisted for the Directors' Bi-Weekly Section at Cannes 2019.
Georgian national dance steps emphasize the male dancers' strength and strength, but Merab, who comes from a dance family, although he works hard to specialize in dance, is often disliked by the head of his dance troupe because of his weakness, believing that he has failed to express the spiritual outlook of the Georgian nation.
When the charismatic and carefree Iraqi arrives, Mehrab not only meets powerful competitors, but also evokes hidden feelings in his heart, and the peaceful world suddenly collapses.
But in georgia's conservative environment, Mehrab found himself having to break free of his shackles to seek adventure.
The light and color in the film are very beautiful, clean and warm. Under such light and shadow, Georgia seems to be not a distant and strange country, but brings people a sense of closeness and closeness.
The whole film is dominated by warm yellow tones, which spread out the picture throughout the plot.
Illuminated by the changing yellow light, Merab's relationship with Iraqi slowly deepened, and the emotions advanced layer by layer.
In the early morning, the pavilion is haunted by yellowed grape vines.
It was a daily reciprocating morning, and Merab got up early every day to practice dancing. He stood on the balcony enough clothes on the clothes rail, and the neighbor next to him was chanting again, and the sun was sprinkling on them, sprinkling on the green vine leaves.
On the bus that got up early to catch the dance troupe, Irakli fell asleep and leaned on Merab's shoulder.
The night before, Mehrab saw a drunken Iraqi return home with his brother. Early in the morning, Before he was fully drunk, Iraqi planned to go dancing with Merab, and on the bus he fell asleep on Merab's shoulder.
Merab was very warm and warm when he was leaned on by the people around him, and his little happiness also overflowed the corners of his mouth, evoking the hidden feelings in his heart.
Mehrab sang and danced in front of Irakli.
Yellowing lights poured into the windows-lit houses on all sides, and they drank, sang, and danced, and the sparks of love burned.
On the night of the party, Mehrab and Irakli truly snuggled together for the first time.
Behind them are clay pots made in Georgian wine.
The country's winemaking technology has a history of 8,000 years and is a world intangible cultural heritage. The director's arrangement is obviously a tribute to the culture of the motherland, and according to the plot, there is also a moral of rebellion and confrontation with traditional concepts.
Mehrab, who had lost his lover, Irakli, hugged his friend and cried bitterly, and the yellowing lights surrounded them under the trees.
For weeks that Iraqis did not say goodbye, Mehrab remained unguarded. The return of the other party is a complete farewell.
Irakli is about to get engaged, and in his eyes the love affair with Merab may be just an experience of indulging his own emotions, beautiful and short-lived, but it will not have an ending.
Mehrab knew that there was no way to redeem Iraqi profits, and his heart could not give up this emotion, despair, sadness, and pain.
The whole film delicately depicts the pain of a teenage dancer who experiences his first love struggling with desire.
The male protagonist, Levin Goerbachjani, uses vivid emotional transformation performances to show the innocence, anxiety and wisdom beyond age of the protagonist, and his eye-catching performance is undoubtedly the core of this film.
This film about Georgia, the road to release in Georgia is quite tortuous.
As the first Georgian film to focus on sexual minorities, the film's release caused protests from local conservative forces in Georgia.
On November 8, 2019, the first day of the film's release in Georgia, a massive march against the film's release broke out in Georgia, with Georgian Republican Leader Davit Berdzenishvili and Georgian social activist Ana Subeliani being attacked and injured by protesters during clashes with protesters.
In order to ensure the safety of the audience watching the film, the Georgian authorities arranged a large number of police and special forces in and around the entrance of the screening theater, and the police detained 27 protesters that day.
On November 9, 2019, Georgian parliament spokesman Archil Talakvadze and the mayor of The Georgian capital Tbilisi, Kaha Karadze, strongly condemned the violence of the protesters and expressed support for the film.
Against the backdrop of a conservative state, the film expresses itself in sensitive language, cleverly passing through gorgeous shots that give the story authenticity, exploring the definition of masculinity and sensuality in a fresh and powerful way.
The whole film is like a vibrant and musical dance of life celebration, whether it is the photography or the high looks of the two male protagonists, as well as the body language of the dance, the audience feels beautiful.
At the end, the dialogue between Mehrab and his brother is real and warm. At his wedding, the older brother fought with others in order to defend his brother's reputation. He told Mehrab you were leaving here, there was no future here.
- They say you're gay and I have to defend your reputation
-I was not in vain
- Maybe
-Mehrab, you've always been better than me, leave it alone what Dad said
- You have to leave Georgia
- You have no future here, you know, get out of here
The last dance,
It was a Georgian dance that belonged to Mehrab himself.