‘We Will Fight for This Film,’ Say ‘A Room of My Own’ Team as They Brace for Backlash

variety.com:

Marta Balaga Georgian-German drama “A Room of My Own,” about a young woman looking for a female roommate in Tbilisi after her personal life implodes, has its team thinking about future reactions in the Republic of Georgia.

But director Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze and actress/co-writer Taki Mumladze are “ready” to address subjects considered controversial in their home country, they tell Variety, from domestic abuse to same-sex relationships.“We will fight for this film,” says Bliadze, returning to Karlovy Vary Film Festival after his 2021 release “Otar’s Death.” Now, “A Room of My Own” – a Maisis Peri and Color of May production – will vie for the festival’s Crystal Globe award. “In our country, conservative voices are getting louder and louder, and our government is backing them up.

That’s our answer to them.”In 2020, Levan Akin’s “And Then We Danced,” featuring a gay love story, became the subject of violent mass protests.

The Georgian Orthodox Church denounced the film. Later, Sundance breakout documentary “Taming the Garden” also ran into problems, with Georgian Film Academy canceling its official screenings.“Weird things are happening in our Ministry of Culture,” Bliadze sums it up drily.“Perhaps our film will be censored as well, but we really want to show it in every village in Georgia.