Panopticon

Panopticon (2025)

პანოპტიკონი

When Sandro’s father decides to devote his life to God and leaves for a monastery, the teenage introvert finds himself deprived of the fundamental certainties of life. Abandoned by his father and his mother, who is working abroad, the young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to a new friendship with the radical Lasha, who has ties with an ultra-right organisation, and also to the chance to explore his own sexuality.

Date of release
2025-09-24
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
George Sikharulidze

Casting

Interesting facts

Panopticon is a 2024 Georgian language drama film written and directed by George Sikharulidze in his feature debut. The film reflects on the uncertain direction of post-Soviet Georgian society, touching upon themes of sexuality, grief, unfulfilled potential, as well as the clash between religious conservatism and nationalism with the realities of the modern world.

Production

The film is produced by Vladimer Kacharava and coproduced by Olivier Chantriaux Anamaria Antoci and Luca Cabriolu. It was supported by the Georgian National Film Center with €203,702 in 2021. The film score is composed by Chiara Costanza. Filming took place in Tbilisi in the summer of 2022 till the August 2022.

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