I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth (2017)
Overview
April is released from prison after having been busted as an illegal sex worker. In the basement of a luxury hotel in Tbilisi where she works, she meets Dije, a young man who has left his native country Nigeria behind. Believing he is on his way to Georgia in the United States, he finds himself in a country that offers him no future. April herself is hiding and coming to terms with a lost love that is better not spoken of in Georgian society. Between longing and survival, in the searing heat of the capital, an extraordinary relationship develops between these two people who live on the margins of society.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ka |
| Popularity | 0.319 |
Directed By
Elene Naveriani
Crew
Britta Rindelaub
Melano Sokhadze
Elene Naveriani
Gabriel Gonzalez
Niko Tarielashvili
Thomas Reichlin
Elene Naveriani
Phillipe Ciompi
Thomas Reichlin
Ágnes Pákózdi
Elene Naveriani
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