Late Marriage

Director - Dover Kosashvilli
 
2001, Georgian, Hebrew
Israel, France


Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Ronit Elkabetz , Moni Moshonov, Lili Kosashvilli

Yasha and Lily, want Zaza, their 32 year old son married. Being of Georgian origins this means that she must be a young bride. She must be rich, gorgeous, and have a good reputation within the community.
 
Each night they set out to check the potential brides. Zaza charms them and makes them feel that he’s the prince of their dreams. Nevertheless, at the critical point he manages to ruins it.
 
No match will succeed as Zaza is hopelessly in love with Judith. She’s older than him, single mom to a six year old daughter, independent, feminine, capturing, and Morrocon. Judith is the embodiment of everything he won’t be able to find within his family tradition.
 
A circumstance of chance will lead Zaza’s parents to find out about Judith and thus his future will be determined, one way or another.
 
Who says love will conquer all?!
 

Best Actor
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Actress
2002 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Best Actress
2001 Thessaloniki Film Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Best Actress
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Art Direction
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Cinematography
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Director
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Editing
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Film
2002 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Best Film
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Film-Full Length Fiction
2001 Ankara International Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey)
Best Music
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Screenplay
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Screenplay
2001 Thessaloniki Film Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Best Sound
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Supporting Actor
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Best Supporting Actress
2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
FIPRESCI Prize
2002 Tromso International Film Festival (Tromso, Norway)
FIPRESCI Prize
2002 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Golden Alexander
2001 Thessaloniki Film Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Golden Spike
2001 Valladolid International Film Festival (Valladolid, Spain)
Grand Prix
2001 Bratislava International Film Festival (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Silver Alexander
2001 Thessaloniki Film Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Wolgin Award
2001 Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel)
 

Script: Dover Kosashvilli
Photography: Dani Schneor
Art Director: Avi Fahima
Editing:Yael Perlov
Music: Joseph Bardanashvili