City of the Sun

Jun 15 2019 N/A 1h 44m
Documentary

Up to 50 percent of the world’s manganese, a vital metal across the globe, used to be mined in Chiatura, in western Georgia. Today, it resembles an apocalyptic ghost town. Mzis qalaqi portrays a few of the remaining inhabitants. Music teacher Zurab dismantles ramshackle concrete buildings and sells the iron girders to make some money on the side. Archil still works in the mine but his real passion is the local amateur theatre group. Despite being malnourished, two young female athletes still train stoically for the next Olympic Games.

Plot

The lives, dreams, and destinies of extraordinary characters unfold in this impressionist dreamscape amid the ruins of a semi-abandoned mining town.

Written by

Dea Kulumbegashvili, Rati Oneli

Directed by

Rati Oneli

Cast

Archil Khvedelidze, Zurab Gelashvili, Mariam Pkhaladze

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands, United States of America, Georgia, Qatar

Production Companies

Office of Film Architecture

Languages

Awards

13 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
goEast Filmfestival – Trailer CITY OF THE SUN (Rati Oneli)
Scores
# of Votes
318
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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