In Bloom

Name: In Bloom
Genre: Drama
Released: January 10, 2014
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Ana Nijaradze, Data Zakareishvili, Lika Babluani, Maiko Ninua, Mariam Bokeria

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Big World Pictures | Release Date: January 10, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Ana Nijaradze, Data Zakareishvili, Lika Babluani, Maiko Ninua, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze

Summary: Set in the Georgian capital of Tblisi in 1992, friends Eka and Natia look to leave childhood behind as they ignore societal customs and work to escape their turbulent family lives.

Director: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gro

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Peter Keough

Apr 16, 2014

Despite the seeming inevitability of tragedy and despair, In Bloom remains true to its title. Though political and personal upheaval threatens to overwhelm them, Eka and Natia’s clarity and courage resist the ignorance, injustice, and rage all around. Read full review

Time Out London Cath Clarke

Apr 29, 2014

As arthouse coming-of-age films go, this is brilliant – smart and sensitive with a screw-you feminist streak. And it’s beautifully acted by two first-time actresses playing Eka and Natia, who have been friends forever. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Sep 22, 2014

The film finds the subtle tells that suggest these free-roaming girls might themselves have become prisoners of war, while enveloping its heroines in a persuasive turbulence: unpredictable, never forced, and forever compelling. Read full review

Oscar Moralde

Jan 6, 2014

The foreclosure of possibilities provided by the use of the long take assists in the indictment of chauvinism and patriarchal brutality that underpin, directly and indirectly, many moments in the film. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Jun 26, 2014

There is an obliqueness to In Bloom. Writer Nana Ekvtimishvili, who directed the movie with Simon Gross, doesn’t spell things out, and the complete story never comes into focus... But when the truth is so troubling, sometimes part of the story is more than enough. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Jan 13, 2014

In Bloom feels, more than anything else, like a war movie. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Jan 9, 2014

It’s appropriately weighty and filled with loss-of-innocence undertones and some fun cultural detours, yet the film’s odd flatness makes it hard to invest in. Read full review

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TsaritsaofKazan

May 21, 2015

This is awesome, a true gem and one of the most riveting movies you'll find. The acting is superb, especially the young girls and the plot twists and turns everywhere. It goes places you would never guess and does so with stunning reality.

The portrayal of growing up is awesome. It hasThis is awesome, a true gem and one of the most riveting movies you'll find. The acting is superb, especially the young girls and the plot twists and turns everywhere. It goes places you would never guess and does so with stunning reality.

The portrayal of growing up is awesome. It has the many universal themes blended with those unique to these girls and their culture blended together in a beautiful fashion. Really a great movie… Expand

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CatalinaGuy

Mar 2, 2014

This is one of the most boring movies I have seen in years. It portrays the bleak life of two early teen girls but lacks continuity and has almost no dramatic punch. I and the three friends with who I saw it all felt as if it was five hours long, not 1:40. We kept waiting to see where it wasThis is one of the most boring movies I have seen in years. It portrays the bleak life of two early teen girls but lacks continuity and has almost no dramatic punch. I and the three friends with who I saw it all felt as if it was five hours long, not 1:40. We kept waiting to see where it was going and all concluded it went nowhere.… Expand

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