THE KARTLI KINGDOM

World Premiere: IDFA 2025 / International Competition 

"Kartli" refers both to Georgia’s medieval kingdom and a Tbilisi sanatorium sheltering refugees from the 1990s war in Abkhazia, meant as temporary but lasting 30 years. The collapsing building became a recreated “country”: a farm, garden, terraces, and rooms where old VHS tapes revive memories of Abkhazia, their lost paradise. Through Tamuna, Irma, and others, the film reveals exile’s trauma and shared resilience. Even if time seems frozen in Kartli’s walls, nothing stays the same.

A FILM BY Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel | Giorgia, France, 2025, 104’ | Sales: Square Eyes

Contact: Kai Hermann - kai@noisefilmpr.com