Corn Island

Corn Island

  • Director: George Ovashvili
  • Writer: Roelof Jan Minneboo,George Ovashvili,Nugzar Shatai
  • Countries of origin: Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, H
  • Language: Georgian, Abkhazian, Russian
  • Release date: September 17, 2014
  • Sound mix: Dolby SR
  • Also known as: Simindis kundzuli
  • Surrounded by mist and cloud in the deep mountains, where the Inguri River flows, the old man and his granddaughter are planting crops on Zhouzhu. In 1992, the Abkhaz war broke out; eruption , the Inguri River became the boundary river between Abkhazia and Georgia, and gunshots also rang out in the quiet mountains ... Dialogue "Corn Island" premiered at the Czech Karlovy Vary International in 2014 Film Festival , which won the top prizes, the Earth Crystal Ritual Award and the Catholic Humane Spirit Award. Georgian director George Owashwilly's last film " The Other Side of the Shore " was also about the Abkhaz war and represented Georgia " Apply for the right to host the Olympic Games ", but failed to be nominated.

    Details

    • Release date September 17, 2014
    • Filming locations Georgia
    • Production companies 42film, Alamdary Films, Arizona Films

    Box office

    Budget

    €1,500,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $37,445

    Movie reviews

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    • By Makenna 2022-03-19 09:01:10

      island of crops

      In the mist-shrouded mountains, where the Inguri River flows, the old man and his granddaughter are planting crops on Zhouzhu. In 1992, the Abkhazia war broke out, the Inguri River became the boundary river between Abkhazia and Georgia, and gunshots also rang out in the quiet mountains...
      Dialogue Liaoliao's "Island of Crops" premiered in the Czech Karlovy Vary film in 2014 Festival, won the top prize, the Earth Crystal Ritual Award and the Catholic Humane Spirit Award. Georgian director...

    • By Neoma 2022-03-18 09:01:09

      island of crops

      There was very little dialogue in the whole process. At that time, the scene was so silent that I thought there was no soundtrack and no subtitles until I heard a gunshot. Of course, at that time, I could not understand why the first sound of the whole film was a robbery, and later found out It's a war theme, and it's very enlightening.

      "Minimalism" is my greatest feeling

      The whole movie is really quiet

      Dialogue is minimal and plain

      Emotional ups and...

    • By Zane 2022-03-16 09:01:09

      Crop Island: An Island of Murderers

      From the very beginning of the film, it presents a peaceful and simple look. With the rolling green hills and the gurgling water, every frame of the picture seems to enter people's hearts. With the lens of George Owashwilly, you can see the mountains fading away, the tender river and the sound of the oars paddle and the birds glancing over the islands. All this is like a landscape painting with a profound artistic conception, with a light soundtrack, a soothing camera lens, and the silence...

    • By Monica 2022-03-15 09:01:11

      Kind of jerky for me

      It is estimated that there are no more than 20 lines of dialogue in it. It only relies on the actions, expressions and eyes of the actors to explain a film. Due to the war and life, I can only grow corn in a field that may be flooded at any time. When my grandfather finally died , they all left there by boat, but filled the boat with corn, and finally he sank into the river together with the house he built and the corn field he cultivated.
        Still don't understand.
        However, like...

    • By Maci 2022-03-15 09:01:11

      Fate is a whetstone

      This kind of film cannot be regarded as usual, and not everyone likes it, but it suits my taste very well, which may have something to do with age; there is almost no dialogue, and there are few characters. More than 20; the photography does not seem to be as gorgeous as "Farewell My Concubine". All these may be insufficient, but I think everything is just right.

      Its idea started from the land. A piece of Yuji Xiaozhou, a palm-sized piece of land, was discovered by the old man and...

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    • By Andres 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      Three-and-a-half stars, boring is a bit boring, there is very little dialogue, the style is documentary, and the descriptions of characters and scenes are all in place. Using the story of a small island to describe what the war brings to people is much more delicate than kumquat, but the story is not as three-dimensional as kumquat. The scene of the old man pulling the hut that was about to collapse in the wind and rain was...

    • By Karina 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      Having seen Kumquat, it is impossible to give this movie a high rating. In the first half, the old man alone measured the land, transported tools, built a house, and turned the...

    • By Haley 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      Where can there be no one to plant crops with peace of...

    • By Marcelino 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      Samsung and a half recalled four times, is the urine quality of this area just photography with less dialogue and...

    • By Rosemarie 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      It is quite boring, behind the silence is anger, conflict, struggle, panic, yearning for a peaceful life. After reading it, there is a sense of emptiness. The meaning of all directions is all in...

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    As described in the film, in a village on the border between the two countries, when grandpa pulled a bullet out of the ground, he was somewhat disturbed by the war. Therefore, the grandfather and grandson plan to plant corn on a small island to live a life in Peach Blossomland, avoiding the war. Indeed, the life in the film is simple and minimal. A piece of land, nailed to the house, caught three or two small fish, and sowed corn. A...
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