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In 1983 seven Georgians try to flee the Soviet Union by hijacking an airliner.

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Jessica Kiang Variety An effectively glossy thriller. Feb 21, 2017 Full Review Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter Gigineishvili strikes a careful balance between nerve-jangling action yarn and forensic procedural, even if this methodically non-judgmental approach sometimes risks slipping into aloof detachment. Feb 15, 2017 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International A taut, meticulously-researched account of the events and their aftermath. Feb 12, 2017 Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa This hijacking thriller first establishes the social-historical backdrop with elegance and the characters' not-so-obvious motivation with confidence, before topping it all off with one of the most remarkable action set-pieces in recent European cinema. Sep 3, 2020 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Unfortunately, all the great work involved feels a bit lost in the end as the film comes off too calm, too slow, and perhaps a bit sleep inducing. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 12, 2020 Full Review Zhuo-Ning Su The Film Stage Combines arthouse sensitivities, historical gravitas and good ol' action setpieces to highly satisfying results. Rated: B+ Aug 3, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Sometimes true and cautionary tales have deadly consequences, or so that's what Rezo Gigineishvili's film based on such true events about a group of young people from Georgia wanting to leave the Soviet Union portrays. The film captures the genuine authenticity of early 80s period sense along with a talented cast that makes these characters stand out it's almost hard to believe they're based on real people. Most of the time however, I found the film meandering when building up it's drama before anything else within the plot escalated. Nonetheless, this is a film that lives up to being based on true events I never would have known about and as shocking as the impacts are within the film's most thrilling sequences so is the overall subject matter at hand. By the end viewers will be conflicted as well as compelled and challenged when looking back as such devastating communist times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1983 seven Georgians try to flee the Soviet Union by hijacking an airliner.
Director
Rezo Gigineishvili
Screenwriter
Rezo Gigineishvili
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Georgian
Runtime
1h 43m