And Then We Danced
2019
7.4
And Then We Danced

'And Then We Danced' trivia and fun facts

Chihiro

'Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi' (2001), whose poster appears in the film, was the first anime Levan Gelbakhiani watched. Gelbakhiani has a tattoo of No-Face, a character from the animated film.

A "no" from Georgia

Ketie Danelia (producer of the movie) stated in an interview with "Radio Tavisupleba", that the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, declined to fund the trip for the filming crew to visit the Cannes Film Festival (where the movie was initially set to premiere).

Hard work

The filmmakers initially asked the prestigious Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet for support, only to be declined immediately and told "homosexuality does not exist in Georgia". The head of the company then notified other dance companies in Georgia of the film and told them not to cooperate with it, which severely hindered the film.

Let's get the Oscar

Sweden's official submission to the International Feature Film category of the 92nd Academy Awards.

A complex situation

Having received death threats, the crew had bodyguards on set.

Stalker

Levan Akin found Levan Gelbakhiani on Instagram.

The hidden man

The film's Georgian dance choreographer choose to remain anonymous, therefore he/she wasn't credited.

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