IN THE NAME OF BLOOD

By Akaki Popkhadze
2024, France, Belgium, Austria, Georgia, 1h49, vostf
Starring : Nicolas Duvauchelle, Florent Hill, Finnegan Oldfield, Denis Lavant, Sandor Funtek, Ia Shugliashvili

 

Screenplay : Akaki Popkhadze, Florent Hill
Cinematography : Justin Vaudaux
Music : Guillaume Ferran
Setting : Thibault Pinto
Costumes : Tiphaine Ressort
Film editing : Mathieu Toulemonde
Production : Sébastien Aubert, Leslie Jacob (Adastra Films), Alain-Gilles Viellevoye, Fabrice Delville (Beside Productions), Elisabeth Senger-Weiss (Elly Films)
Coproduction : Gemini (Georgia)


Synopsis
In Nice, a pillar of the local Georgian community is murdered. His son Tristan, who wants to become an orthodox priest, is left alone with his mother. Then Gabriel, his older brother with a troubled past, reappears to make amends by redeeming his family honor. A breathless, masterful story of family and revenge.