Dito Tsintsadze was born in 1957 in Georgia. In 1996, he obtains a grant to go to Berlin and lives between the two countries. The German producer Peter Rommel produces his first feature film « Lost Killers » in 2000 (Cannes Festival – Un Certain Regard). In 2003 he receives a price at San Sebastian Film Festival for his adaptation « Schussangst » from the novel by Dirk Kurbjuweit. « Der Mann von der Botschaft » (2006) is also awarded (Locarno Festival, Mar del Plata festival).
Synopsis
Guram, an unemployed actor and looser is suddenly confronted with his 15-years old daughter whom he hasn’t seen for 10 years. He desperately pretends to be a rich man with a successful life. But his daughter isn’t that stupid.
Production
27 Films (Germany) : Oliver Damian
Manny Films (France) : Philippe Gompel, Birgit Kemner
East End Film (Germany) : Tommy Niessner, Elaine Niessner
Koro Pictures (Georgia) : Guka Rcheulishvili
With the participation of
Film- und Mediengesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG)
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
CNC Mini-Traité
Deutscher Filmförderfond (DFFF)
Georgian National Film Center (GNFC)
Kinostar Filmverleih GmbH