Domino Effect

Elwira Niewiera Piotr Rosolowski 2014

In Abkhazia, a post-Soviet “frozen conflict” zone, patriotism runs deep. While Sports Minister Rafael is busy organizing an international domino event to put his motherland on the world’s map, his beloved Russian wife is just an unwelcome foreigner. A black sea black comedy with socio-political commentary.

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Running Time:	76 mins
Subject(s):	Conflicts, Current Affairs, European History, Family, Globalization, Humor, Immigration and Migration, Personal Story, Politics, Romance, Russian Cinema and Culture, Society
Language(s):	Russian
Subtitles:	English
Director(s):	Elwira Niewiera Piotr Rosolowski
Producer(s):	Anna Wydra
Cinematographer:	Piotr Rosolowski
Editor(s):	Andrzej Dąbrowski, Karoline Schulz
Production Company:	Otter Films

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This film challenges how to live together, focused on a Russian artist and the Abhkazian Minister for Sport. Their relationship mirrors local social and political tensions. Involved in reconstructing Abhkazia and their love, Natasha and Rafael open trails for an intercultural dialog.

Jury @ Visions du Réel
Rarely were a personal relationship drama and a political-military conflict conveyed in such an intelligent, captivating and cinematically coherent manner.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung
...For a compelling tale about how difficult history may be. Both the history of Abkhazia and the story of love.

Jury of the International Documentary Competition Jury - 54th Krakow Film Festival

Festival Participation

DOK Leipzig
Best German Doc
Hot Docs
MoMa's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media
Taiwan International Documentary Festival Taipei
Visions du Reel, Nyon
Awards: Interreligious Prize for a feature film
Krakow Film Festival
Best International Documentary
Krakow Film Festival
Best Cinematography
Krakow Film Festival
Best National Film
Budapest International Documentary Festival
Winner "Let me follow the call" Section

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