Street Days

Street Days (ქუჩის დღეები, translit. Kuchis dgeebi) is a 2010 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Koguashvili. The film was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but didn't make the final shortlist.

Cast

 * Guga Kotetishvili - Chekie
 * Zura Begalishvili - Lado
 * Gaga Chikhladze - Gurami
 * Eka Chkheidze - Zaza's Wife
 * Levan Jividze - Vaso
 * Paata Khetaguri - Ero
 * Dato Kinghuradze - Maca
 * Giorgi Kipshidze - Jaba
 * Rusiko Kobiashvili - Nini
 * Zaza Kolelishvili - Sano
 * Irakli Loladze - Givi
 * Nikoloz Marri - Nika
 * Tamriko Melikishvili - Luiza
 * Irakli Ramishvili - Ika
 * Zaza Salia - Tengo
 * Zura Sharia - Zaza Cheishvili
 * Merab Yolbaia - Dito

Reviews
“…in the gritty, low-key realism of its strong performances, "Street" finds an absorbing mix of comic anguish and twisted hope—especially in the devastating self-knowledge of Kotetishvili's gaze.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“Georgian cinema has a new star in director Levan Koguashvili, whose superb neorealist drama, "Street Days," is just the calling card the beleaguered country needs. Stylistically and thematically reminiscent of new Romanian cinema, the pic plumbs the contentious, corrupt and crumbling social landscape of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, while following a down-at-the-heels heroin addict struggling to protect a friend's son from corrupt cops. Lensed with impressive assurance and boasting powerful perfs from a combo of established pros and non-pros, "Street Days" looks poised to lead a Georgian renaissance spearheaded by fests and advancing into the arthouse circuit.” –Variety

“Levan Koguashvili’s feature debut is a well-crafted, hard-edged look at life in contemporary Tbilisi which is much more refined and profound than the scenes of ethnic strife which 24-hour-news organisations loop from Georgia.” –Screen Daily

“Mr. Koguashvili and his director of photography, Archil Akhvlediani, use the narrow streets and weathered buildings of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, to great pictorial effect.” –The New York Times

Awards

 * Rotterdam International Film Festival - Tiger Award
 * Edinburgh Film Festival - Rosebud Section
 * goEast Film Festival - Golden Lily, Best Film
 * Montreal World Film Festival - Focus on World Cinema
 * European Film Festival Palić - Tolerance Award