By Dea Kulumbegashvili

April

Tickets

Tuesday 11 March – 21h00
In the presence of the director - cancelled for reasons beyond our control.
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva

Saturday 15 March – 18h15
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva

Nina is an obstetrician in a maternity hospital in eastern Georgia. Following a complicated birth in which the newborn dies, the grieving father calls for an inquiry into Nina’s methods. The ensuing investigation risks exposing her clandestine activities, which give her life its only sense of purpose. Amid breathtaking rural scenery, Nina regularly travels from village to village, performing unauthorised abortions. This deeply committed work plunges viewers into the reality of women’s lives weighed down by a patriarchal tradition. April is co-produced by Luca Guadagnino and features music by the experimental composer Matthew Herbert.

⚠︎ This film contains distressing images that may offend the sensibilities of viewers.
 
Theatrical release 26.03.25

Swiss Premiere
Section : Competition - Fiction
Country : Georgia, France, Italy
Original language : Georgian
Subtitles : French, English
Duration
134’
Year
2024
Director
Dea Kulumbegashvili
Producers
First Picture
Frenesy
Memo Films
Independent Film Project
Writer
Dea Kulumbegashvili
Casting
Merab Ninidze
Ia Sukhitashvili
Kakha Kintsurashvili
Photography
Arseni Khachaturan
Editing
Jacopo Ramella Pajrin
Music
Matthew Herbert
Son
Lars Ginzel
Tina Laschke
Zezva Pochkhidze
World Sales
Goodfellas