Nandauri

Drama

Festival year: 2026

Marina, an Israeli lawyer who escaped her suffocating Georgian upbringing years ago, is drawn back to her remote mountain village when tasked with helping a woman seeking to reclaim the son she left behind. Marina enters an uneasy partnership with the boy’s devoted uncle, whose old-world machismo and guarded resentment complicate her mission.

In a traditional community marked by silence, scarcity, and buried wounds, sharp divides surface on a charged road trip to Tbilisi. Winner of the Jerusalem Film Festival top prize and five Israeli Academy Awards—including Director, Actress, and Cinematography.

Screening followed by Q+A with director Eti Tsicko.

Full Synopsis

Marina, an Israeli lawyer who escaped her suffocating Georgian upbringing years ago, is drawn back to her remote mountain village when tasked with helping a woman seeking to reclaim the son she left behind. Marina enters an uneasy partnership with the boy’s devoted uncle, whose old-world machismo and guarded resentment complicate her mission.

In a traditional community marked by silence, scarcity, and buried wounds, sharp divides surface on a charged road trip to Tbilisi. Winner of the Jerusalem Film Festival top prize and five Israeli Academy Awards—including Director, Actress, and Cinematography.

Showtimes

Thursday Jun 11 | 7:45 PM EDT Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan