In Bloom

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In Bloom

2014

1h 42m

Drama

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Eka and Natia leave their childhood behind and ignore societal customs to escape from their turbulent family lives.

Critics Consensus

A coming-of-age drama entwined with a political statement, In Bloom underscores its well-worn themes with strong performances and palpable real-world tension.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

06/02/2015

3/5

The leads are played with freshness and mischief by Lika Babluani as Eka and Mariam Bokeria as Natia.

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

12/19/2014

Directors Nana Ekvtimshvili and Simon Gross adopt the long, contemplative takes of the new wave; much of the film feels familiar, but the location shooting and period details are nicely drawn, a result of Ekvtimshvili's autobiographical script.

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

09/26/2014

4/5

This is a story of adolescence and female friendship under pressure, explored with a quietly engrossing combination of familiarity and strangeness.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

03/02/2024

Women filmmakers in Georgia have a rich history of using cinema to lay bare the inequalities women and girls in the country face, and In Bloom is another such heartrending entry in this tradition of cinema as resistance.

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Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Battleship Pretension

12/08/2020

If a movie is going to be so rigid in crafting a realistic setting, it should have real movement to the story. Little here is invigorating.

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

08/17/2020

The whole cast more than holds its own, whether its members are young or old, experienced or newcomers, but the two lead actresses are the film's anchor.

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05/22/2019

An incredible movie! So beautifully done and really keeps your attention.

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02/13/2018

Distinct mood, outstanding performance by Lika Babluani, reserved storytelling.

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08/09/2017

Great acting but very slow movie. And what a shit-hole of a place and culture to live in.

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05/08/2016

A story about a troubled youth and how in certain places the traditions and the way life goes never actually changes.

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05/02/2016

Georgian film where we follow some families in the 1992 version of Tbilisi. Eka and Natia are kids, but they are on the verge of getting into the life of adolthood. Slowly they are exposed for more mature stuff, for both better or worse. Turbulent family lives are key here and so are their poverty. It's all right acted and it tells a rather good story. It looks good, it's very humane and realistic. Still it fail to really grip me. 6 out of 10 guns.

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04/16/2016

Great writing, acting and directing! Very real and very well told! Very proud to see this kind of a film come from Georgia!

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Synopsis

Eka and Natia leave their childhood behind and ignore societal customs to escape from their turbulent family lives.

Director: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß
Producer: Guillaume de Seille, Nana Ekvtimishvili, Marc Wächter, Simon Groß
Screenwriter: Nana Ekvtimishvili
Distributor: Big World Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Georgian
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.7K
Runtime: 1h 42m