Toronto Bound ‘A Long Break’ Acquired by Syndicado (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorSyndicado Film Sales has acquired international sales rights to Davit Pirtskhalava’s “A Long Break,” which world premieres in the Discovery Section of Toronto Film Festival.

In the Georgian drama, a seemingly harmless gathering turns into a trial for a former classmate, who used to be a bully.In the film, Tsitsi initiates a reunion of his former classmates 13 years after they left school.

His motive is seemingly harmless: they haven’t seen each other since graduation, and the reason for the gathering is to remember school and have a drink.

However, Tsitsi has a secret motivation: he wants to punish his former classmate, Guga, who used to make life difficult for the entire class at school.