Holy Electricity

Films - co-production

When young Gonga and his cousin Bart turn rusty crosses from a scrapyard into neon crucifixes to sell door-to-door in Tbilisi, their quirky scheme becomes an unexpected journey of love, friendship, and self-discovery.

Director

Tato Kotetishvili

Producer

Zango Studio
Nushi Film

Screenplay

Tato Kotetishvili
Irine Jordania
Nutsa Tsikaridze

Co-producers

GOGO Film
The Film Kitchen
Arrebato Films

Director

Tato Kotetishvili

Producer

Zango Studio
Nushi Film

Screenplay

Tato Kotetishvili
Irine Jordania
Nutsa Tsikaridze

Co-producers

GOGO Film
The Film Kitchen
Arrebato Films

Main cast

Nikolo Ghviniashvili
Nika Gongadze

Genre

Drama

Financiers

Georgian National Film Center
Hubert Bals Fund Development
HBF+Europe
Holland Film Meeting Filmmore Award

Festival selection

Locarno Film Festival 2024
Sarajevo Film Festival 2024
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2024
Montreal International Documentary Festival - RIDM 2024
Hainan International Film Festival 2024
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival 2024

awards & nominations

Golden Leopard Cineasti del Presente Competition - Best Film
Junior Jury Award Cineasti del Presente Competition - First Prize
Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Best Director
Nominee Heart of Sarajevo - Best Film
Nominee Meet the Neighbors Competition - Golden Alexander