"Other than my job, I have nothing to lose." BFI has unveiled an official trailer for a peculiar Georgian art house film titled
April, the second feature film from director Dea Kulumbegashvili. This first premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize before playing at other film fests last fall. Nina works in the only small hospital of a provincial town as their OB-GYN. Single and in abstinence from personal relationships, she is unconditionally devoted to her Hippocratic oath. When a newborn dies within seconds of being delivered under her supervision, she is accused of wrongdoings. Under investigation, every detail of Nina's personal & professional life is being scrutinized. Despite the risks, Nina remains devoted to her duty as a doctor, committed to doing what nobody else will. Starring
Ia Sukhitashvili as Nina, with
Kakha Kintsurashvili,
Merab Ninidze,
Roza Kancheishvili, and
Ana Nikolava. Some critics are a fan of this film, but I am not - I despise this film, one of the worst I've ever seen, an exceptionally miserable waste of two hours. Don't watch this film unless you're desperate to see some artsy fartsy abstract nonsense. //
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