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Dede (2017)
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Original name: დედე
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Croatia, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It's 1992. Young Dina lives in a remote mountain village where life is strictly governed by centuries of tradition. Dina's grandfather has promised her to David, who is returning from the war. But with him comes a comrade-in-arms, the handsome Gegi, and Dina falls in love. Is it possible to defy the firmly established order?
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, dramatic, tense, melancholic, poetic, period drama
Plot:
female protagonist, tradition, arranged marriage, mountain village, relationships, family relations, fall in love, in love, love affair, family problems, family tradition, love story, culture clash, forbidden love, love triangle, patriarchy, family honor, isolation, conflict, moral dilemma, small town, coming of age, customs, duty, jealousy ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
caucasus
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