The Kartli Kingdom (2025)

"Kartli" refers both to Georgia’s medieval kingdom and a Tbilisi sanatorium sheltering refugees from the 1990s war in Abkhazia, meant as temporary but lasting 30 years. The crumbling building became a recreated “country”, with a farm, gardens, terraces and rooms where old VHS tapes revive memories of a lost paradise. Through Tamuna, Irma, and others, the film explores exile, trauma, and shared resilience, showing that nothing stays the same inside Kartli.

Released Nov. 16, 2025 104 min 3+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.human-rights, tmdb.abkhazia

Production Companies: Sakdoc Film, Habilis Productions

Country: France
Production Countries: France, Georgia
Languages: Georgian