The Georgian Year
Director: Nino Kirtadze
The Georgian Year takes an intimate look at a defining year for this young democracy, from the presidential elections in January 2008 to a state of chaos and war and the resulting aftermath.
This fable of power takes place in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia. From the presidential elections in January 2008, when everything seemed possible, to a state of chaos and war and the resulting aftermath, the film will expose this critical year and turning point that reveal an international power struggle much larger than Georgia’s borders, intimately capturing the essence of ‘nation building’ in all its human and political drama.
Georgia, Abkhazia, Russia : The war option / Global Policy Forum, 13.05.2008
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/171/29880.html
Georgia pays price for its Nato ambitions / Telegraph UK, 08.08.2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/2524629/Georgia-pays-price-for-its-Nato-ambitions.html
The dangers of ‘business as usual’ with Russia / EU Observer, 02.12.2008
http://euobserver.com/24/27218
Georgia-Russia: Still Insecure and Dangerous / International Crisis Group, 22.06.2009
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6171&l=1
The Georgia-Russia war a year on / Open Democracy, 14.08.2009
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-georgia-russia-war-a-year-on
Links related to previous work by Nino Kirtadze :
For God, Tsar and the Fatherland (aka Durakovo, Village of Fools), part of the Why Democracy? documentary collection
http://www.whydemocracy.net
Nino Kirtadze, Durakovo: Village of Fools / Sundance Film Festival 2008
http://www.sundance.org/festival/insider/2008-01-20-MTA-kirtadze.asp
Interview with Nino Kirtadze / The Epoch Times
http://epoch-archive.com/a1/en/us/lax/2008/02-Feb/21/B2_EET.pdf
The Pipeline Next Door / Variety, 28.03.2006
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930062.html?categoryid=31&cs=1