1. Trailer

Merab has been training since a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world is suddenly turned upside down when the charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire. In this conservative setting Merab finds himself having to break free and risk it all.

• Director: Levan Akin
• Country: Sweden, Georgia, France
• Genre: Drama | Romance (Love)
• Year: 2020

• Run Time: 01:53:04
• imdb Score: 8.1/10 (4,328 votes)
• Language: Georgian
• Rating: Not Rated

• Cast: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Giorgi Tsereteli

"An instantly engaging tale of a young male dancer’s sexual awakening in contemporary Tbilisi, AND THE WE DANCED is personal and political, romantic and educational. "
Lisa Nesselson - SCREEN DAILY

"The result is at once empowering . . . heart-wrenching . . . and inspirational."
Jared Mobarak - THE FILM STAGE

"AND THEN WE DANCED, Swedish filmmaker Levan Akin’s luminous tour de force (and his native country’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film) adorns itself with the question of cultural identity as proudly as Merab dons his traditional Georgian dance robe in its rousing final scene. "
Jude Dry - INDIEWIRE

AWARDS

Valladolid Int'l Film Festival 2019
Best Director and Actor

Seville European Film Festival 2019
Best Director

Odessa International Film Festival 2019
Best Director and Actor

Sarajevo Film Festival 2019
Best Actor

NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival 2019
Best Narrative

Montréal Festival of New Cinema 2019
Best Director

Minsk International Film Festival 2019
Best Film and Actor

LesGaiCineMad, Madrid Int'l LGBT Film Festival 2019
Best Film and Actor

Chicago International Film Festival 2019
Best Director

Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2019
Best Film

Guldbagge Awards 2020
Best Film, Screenplay Cinatography and Actor

and more...

FESTIVALS

Vancouver Int'l Film Festival 2019

Helsinki Int'l Film Festival 2019

Gent Int'l Film Festival 2019

Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2019

Jerusalem Film Festival 2019

Kharkiv MeetDocs Eastern Ukrainian Film Festival 2019

Zurich Film Festival 2019

London Film Festival 2019

Mill Valley Film Festival 2019

Warsaw Film Festival 2019

Riga Int'l Film Festival 2019

Chicago Int'l Film Festival 2019

European Film Forum Scanorama 2019

Hawaii Film Festival 2019

and more...