Premiere of “Shindisi” to be held in the U.S on November 7-8
Premiere of “Shindisi” to be held in the U.S on November 7-8

The premiere of “Shindisi,” Georgian film directed by Dimitri Tsintsadze will be held in the U.S on November 7-8. The premiere will take place within the framework of the Asian World Film Festival.

“Shindisi” has won the Grand Prix at the Warsaw International Film Festival. Dimitri Tsintsadze additionally won in the nomination of the Best Director.

The film is based on the real story of the Shindisi battle during the August 2008 Georgia-Russia war. Seventeen Georgian soldiers lost their lives in an unequal battle with the Russian military unit in Shindisi village.

The script belongs to Irakli Solomonashvili. It is noteworthy that “Shindisi” was selected by the Georgian Film Center as Georgia’s contender film for 2019 Oscars, Academy Awards.