April - English subtitled
Intense and uncompromising drama by Dea Kulumbegashvili (Beginning) about an obstetrician performing illegal abortions in the Georgian countryside. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Nina lives an austere life in eastern Georgia at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains. Like the landscapes that surround her, Nina possesses a stark and rugged character. As well as doing her obstetrician job, tending to those in the throes of excruciating labour, she performs clandestine abortions for desperate women on her own time.
When a baby dies under her care shortly after delivery at the hospital, Nina’s morals and professionalism come under scrutiny and she is investigated when rumours about the illegal abortions reach the administration. While she has some protection from David, a colleague and former lover, outside pressures are mounting, Nina’s reputation threatens the health of the clinic, and there is a great deal at stake for her. (source: www.tiff.net)