Vyborg National Film Festival 2025 | Shanghai International FIlm Festival 2026
Grand Jury Prize, Vyborg National Film Festival 2025
Dato, a 17-year-old Georgian, and his grandmother are trying to find common ground in the ruins of a once-large family. Everything goes according to plan, until Dato's mother appears on the doorstep after a long gap. The drama of growing up is about how to remain human in spite of everything.
Born in 1990 in Abinsk-Krasnodar, Raul is a Russian filmmaker. After graduating in geology, he studied direction at VGIK (Kott-Fenchenko class). His short films have participated in many festivals. Sidney Lumet's Birthday is his debut feature film.
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