This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Elizabeth Yoo) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Founded in 2013, Big World Pictures is a non-profit distribution outfit dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States. Previous releases include films by Radu Jude, Tamer El Said, Maya Vitkova, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Julia Murat, Tsai Ming-liang and Eric Rohmer. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!
Literature teacher Manana has been married for 25 years and lives in a three-bedroom flat in Tbilisi with her husband, parents, two adult children and her son-in-law. But on the evening of her 52nd birthday, she announces to the surprise of her family that she wants to leave. When she actually packs her suitcase and leaves, the family is shocked and incredulous: Where is she going? What is the reason for the decision? She is past the age for a divorce and has what everyone would call a good husband. But Manana sticks to her decision and does something unheard of in Georgia’s patriarchal society: She moves into a small apartment to live on her own.
Early ‘90s, in Tbilisi, the capital of the newly independent Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The country is facing violence, war on the Black Sea coast (Abkhazia) and vigilante justice that plague society. But for Eka and Natia, fourteen-year-old inseparable friends, life just unfolds—in the street, at school, with friends or Eka’s elder sister. Although they are already dealing with men’s dominance, early marriage and disillusioned love, for these two girls in bloom, life just goes on.
directed by: Nana Ekvtimishvili & Simon Gross
starring: Ia Shugliashvili; Merab Ninidze; Berta Khapava; Tsisia Qumsashvili / Lika Babluani; Mariam Bokeria: Zurab Gogaladze; Data Zakareishvili
2013, 2017 / 221 min (combined) / 2.35:1, 1.85:1 / Georgian 5.1
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Overall rating: 4.740741 / 5 from 27 reviews.
This limited edition slipcover, designed by Elizabeth Yoo, features a double film presentation that has been praised for its beauty and value. Customers appreciate the unique, collectible nature of this release, which is only available on the Big World Pictures website and select indie retailers.
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"A pair of drama films from Georgia near Russia. The first is a look at how tough a time women have from an early age. The second film continues the theme but focuses on a grown woman as she deals with her family. Impactful release."
"I really love it when VS gives us two awesome films for one low price! I enjoyed both Happy family and in bloom equally! They had very good drama and acting throughout and engaging storylines. The special features in both were also pretty cool! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
"Two absolutely beautiful movies. Really well crafted stories presented artfully. I especially loved My Happy Family for its portrayal of introversion."
"More films and filmmakers I probably wouldn’t have found out about without OCN."
"Solid films, both are worth a watch."
"Heck of a deal for two excellent films. Thrilled to try the cinema of Georgia for the first time."
"Amazing double blu ray set. Can’t wait to see some new Georgian films, always on the lookout for foreign films."
"Unique and not for everyone, but what do you expect from VS"
"Worth picking up and interesting."
"Solid double feature. I preferred In bloom."
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