The Men's Land

Plot

In Georgia, Ushguli mountain customs dictate that in the absence of a son, the family land must be bequeathed to a male relative who can carry on the family name.

About The Men's Land

The Men's Land (Georgian: კაცების მიწა, romanized: k'atsebis mits'a) is a 2025 short documentary film written and directed by Mariam Khatchvani. The film starring Anna Ushkhvani, documents the story of twenty-two-years old Ana, who is on the verge of fulfilling her dream: leaving the remote village of Ushguli for the big city, where she hopes to study singing. The film had its world premiere in International Medium Length & Short Film Competition at the Visions du Réel on 9 April 2025, and its regional premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival on 20 August 2025, in the Competition programme - Documentary Film, where it won Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary Film award.

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