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Citizen Saint

2023 1h 40m Drama List
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One day, the statue of a saint comes to life. None of the officials know what to do with him. The Saint is accused of damaging artwork, ruining the city's only tourist attraction and being a swindler. Mary, an employee in the city's local museum, wants to protect him, but her efforts are in vain. After interminable discussions, majority decides to put him back on cross and nail again. Everyone agrees: a saint's place is on the cross.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com The evocatively shot black and white scorcher sees faith serve as a metaphor for how we engage with cultural totems. Jul 14, 2023 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety With its painterly compositions and deliberate pacing, “Citizen Saint” belongs to a more classical arthouse tradition, which sardonically observes, and tacitly judges, its characters’ foibles and failings, rather than participating in them. Jul 11, 2023 Full Review Frank J. Avella Awards Daily Considering the premise, the film should have been far more compelling, but it is still filled with startling images and has quite a few things to say about fear and mob mentality as well as being a harsh comment on superstition and faith. Rated: B- Dec 2, 2023 Full Review Stephen Dalton The Film Verdict A flesh-and-blood saint causes chaos for a superstitious mountain community in Georgian director Tinatin Kajrishvili’s darkly satirical, bleakly beautiful fable. Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis One day, the statue of a saint comes to life. None of the officials know what to do with him. The Saint is accused of damaging artwork, ruining the city's only tourist attraction and being a swindler. Mary, an employee in the city's local museum, wants to protect him, but her efforts are in vain. After interminable discussions, majority decides to put him back on cross and nail again. Everyone agrees: a saint's place is on the cross.
Director
Tinatin Kajrishvili
Producer
Lasha Khalvashi, Tinatin Kajrishvili
Screenwriter
Tinatin Kajrishvili, Basa Janikashvili
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Georgian
Runtime
1h 40m