scrn logline
A Georgian immigrant's illegal antique trade and crumbling St. Petersburg apartment reveal the ruinous costs of clinging to the past in this Oscar-contender from Georgia.
beat sheet
- The film marks the sophomore feature from director Rusudan Glurjidze, whose acclaimed debut 'House of Others' was Georgia's 2016 Oscar submission
- Lead actress Salome Demuria delivers a 'weathered, wintry' performance as Medea, an antique dealer struggling to build a new life in Russia
call sheet
Rusudan Glurjidze, Salome Demuria, Georgia, 'The Antique', 'House of Others'