• Smiling Georgia

    Smiling Georgia



  • Smiling Georgia

    Smiling Georgia



  • Smiling Georgia

    Smiling Georgia



  • Smiling Georgia

    Smiling Georgia



Smiling Georgia

by Luka Beradze

Smiling Georgia

Georgia, Germany | 2023 | 62:00 min

Formal Categories

Current Affairs Human Interest Society Human Rights Politics Social Issue

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
What are the costs of the half-truths that politicians tell? In 2012, the Georgian president wanted to make the nation smile. In the race for re-election, the incumbent's party was promising subsidized dental care to the country’s least well off. Across the land, state medical practitioners began removing rotten teeth with the promise of replacements in the months that followed — then the president lost. Through interviews with those worst affected by that campaign, Smiling Georgia tells a story about the whims of political power and the defiance of those who usually hold the least of it – a film short on teeth, yes, but far from toothless.

Festivals/Awards
2023
KVIFF – 58 Karlovy Vary FF
2024
64 KFF – Krakow Film Festival
31 Raindance FF, UK
Cast and Crew
  • Director Luka Beradze
Original Languages

Georgian

Co-Production Company
COLOR OF MAY Imanov & Blondiau Filmproduktion GbR
Germany
www.colorofmay.com
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