Sashishi deda

The tension between realising her creative ambitions and the expectations placed on a mother in a traditionally patriarchal society threaten to tear apart 50-year-old Manana (Nata Murvanidze). This bold first feature from Ana Urushadze layers mythology and symbolism over the stark brutalism of a post-communist society. And while it suffers slightly from having a central character who is increasingly unmoored from the world around her – Manana seems both away with the fairies and feverishly internalised – the film makes strong points about gender roles and the sacrifices required in the service of the compulsion to create. (Wendy Ide, The Hollywood Reporter)