Beginning

Beginning (2020)

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In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah’s Witness community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict is Yana, the wife of the community leader, whose familiar world is slowly crumbling around her. Meanwhile, a detective intrudes on her home with devastating consequences.

Date of release
2020-12-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (51)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Drama
Director
Dea Kulumbegashvili

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Golden Shell

Beginning is a 2020 Georgian-French drama film, directed by Déa Kulumbegashvili, about the wife of a Jehovah's Witness leader who becomes disillusioned with her life inside a patriarchal religious community after its place of worship is firebombed by violent extremists. It was in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, and had its premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It was subsequently screened and won awards at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and the Adelaide Film Festival.

Production

Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas is executive producer. The film is Kulumbegashvili's first feature film as director. Originally given the working title Naked Sky, the film was awarded a production grant by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), and Kulumbegashvili was given the Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation residence in Paris and other assistance with development of the film by the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, the Sofia I…

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