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Bulgaria, France, Georgia · 2022
1h 30m
Director Levan Koguashvili
Starring Levan Tedaishvili, Giorgi Tabidze, Kakhi Kavsadze, Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Genre Comedy, Drama
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When Georgian ex-wrestler Kahki comes to New York to find his son struggling with gambling debt, he must join with his neighbors to give him a second chance. Former Olympic wrestling champion Levan Tediashvili stars in this warm, moving story of family and community.
The tender screenplay by Boris Frumin captures characters living in the new world in much the same fashion as they did in the old. It also offers a touching showcase for Levan Tediashvili, a non-professional actor and real-life wrestler.
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Brighton 4th might be slower and lack the dramatic stakes of other films that dive into this type of criminal activity, it’s still a compelling and somewhat tangential portrait of the Eastern European community that exists in Brighton and features a great performance by Tediashvili, in his first film role.
The story, centering around family, culture, and identity, comes from a unique perspective. Some sub-plots go unaddressed, yet Tedaishivili’s excellent performance always brings you back with the worn gaze of a battle-weary wrestler.
Levan Koguashvili evocatively captures the unpredictable crackle of tensions and the tacit loyalties between the men; all sweat and beer and maudlin machismo, although the atmosphere of the picture is rather more compelling than its somewhat workmanlike plot.
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