“This is a gentle, sensual gem of a film.” Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

A drolly amusing Georgian comedy-drama that tackles the way life can take a sharp turn in middle-age. As the taciturn shopkeeper who rebels against her lot after a near-death experience, Eka Chavleishvili is both sympathetic and constantly surprising.

“A most unusual feminist heroine, one experiencing the mischievous, rarely seen triumph of a woman coming into bloom just as those around her are beginning to fade.” Jessica Kiang, Variety