Synopsis
The one joy in the lives of a mother and daughter comes from the regular letters sent to them from Paris from the family's adored son, Otar. When the daughter finds out that Otar has died suddenly, she tries to conceal the truth from her mother, changing the course of their lives forever.
Since Otar Left (2003) is a 1h 39min drama feature film by Julie Bertuccelli. The one joy in the lives of a mother and daughter comes from the regular letters sent to them from Paris from the fam...
Key facts
Cast
Dinara Droukarova, Esther Gorintin, Nino Khomasuridze, Temur Kalandadze, Rusudan Bolqvadze, Sasha Sarishvili, Duta Skhirtladze
Original language
Georgian
First release
September 17, 2003 (France)
Production companies
ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA, ENTRE CHIEN ET LOUP, FILMS DU POISSON, Les Films du Poisson, Canal+
Awards
César Award for Best First Film
Setting
Georgia
Crew
Screenplay
Bernard Renucci, Julie Bertuccelli, Roger Bohbot
Producer
Zhana Sardlishvili
Cinematography
Christophe Pollock
Editing
Emmanuelle Castro
Trailer
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004 generic
- National Board of Review 2004 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2003 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2003 generic
Titles
| Original title | Depuis qu'Otar est parti | French |
| Translated title | Since Otar Left | English, Québec |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | September 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 17, 2003 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Julie Bertuccelli |
| Cast | Dinara Droukarova, Esther Gorintin, Nino Khomasuridze (Marina), Temur Kalandadze (Tengiz), Rusudan Bolqvadze (Rusiko), Sasha Sarishvili (Alexi), Duta Skhirtladze (Niko) |
| Screenplay | Bernard Renucci, Julie Bertuccelli, Roger Bohbot |
| Producer | Zhana Sardlishvili |
| Cinematography | Christophe Pollock |
| Editing | Emmanuelle Castro |
| Production design | Emmanuel de Chauvigny |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder, Henri Morelle |
| Costumes | Nathalie Raoul |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
