Blueberry Dreams (DOK Leipzig Sommerkino)

In the organizer's words:

From June 26 to August 7, we will be showing four audience favorites from the last festival program - in the open air and on the big screen. Discover the whole program here.

In the north of Georgia, twelve kilometers away from the Russian-influenced region of Abkhazia, a family is making their dream come true. Under the confident motto "Planting the Future", the Georgian government has launched a support program that enables the people of this country, which has been shaken by wars and crises for years, to make a new start on their own farmland. With this support, Soso, a retired engineer, took the big step in 2021 with his wife and two young sons and started growing blueberries.
Director Elene Mikaberidze and a dynamically directed camera accompany the courageous venture of the farming newcomers as they settle into their unfamiliar life month by month. In the evenings, they pass the time with games and conversations. The TV is on in the background: images from the invaded Ukraine, news of the escalation in the Middle East, while the adults are reminded of the Caucasian war sixteen years ago. The head of the family, Soso, looks thoughtfully at his home in the midst of the escalating political situation in the world. What dreams are there still room for? Mother Nino worries about the children's future. She wants them to have the freedom to go their own way, to travel far away and leave Georgia behind. It remains to be seen whether these ideas coincide with those of Soso.

A documentary film by Elene Mikaberidze

Length: 76 minutes

Language: Georgian, Russian with English subtitles