The Forgotten King (film)

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The Forgotten King
The Forgotten King (film) poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by
Written byNikoloz Khomasuridze
Produced byNikoloz Khomasuridze
Starring, , , Elguja Burduli, ,
CinematographyJon Edwards
Music byChabuka Amiranashvili
Release date
  • 10 October 2013 (2013-10-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryGeorgia
LanguageGeorgian
Budget€650,000

The Forgotten King (Georgian: დავიწყებული მეფე) is a 2013 film set in Georgia in the early 12th century.[1][2] The film broke the world record for being made in 105 minutes using continuous frame.[2] It was directed by Nikoloz Khomasuridze.[3]

Plot and themes[]

A Georgian couple travel through time; historical figures including Queen Tamar, Shota Rustaveli, Ilia Chavchavadze, Stalin, and Hitler appear as Khomasuridze connects issues in present-day Georgia to its past.[3] The film includes passages from Rustaveli's classic poem "The Knight in the Tiger's Skin".

Production[]

The Forgotten King consists of a continuous 105-minute shot, with exteriors in the Tbilisi streets and interiors in a pavilion.[3]

Cast[]

  • as
  • as
  • as Lavrenti Beria
  • Elguja Burduli as Shota Rustaveli
  • as Ilia Chavchavadze
  • as Jacques De Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar

See also[]

  • List of historical drama films

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgian producer named as juror by Georgian Irish Film Festival". old.georgiatoday.ge. Georgia Today.
  2. ^ a b "Georgian movie breaks the world record". georgianjournal.ge. Georgian Journal.
  3. ^ a b c "Georgian movie breaks the world record". Georgian Journal. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

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  1. ^ "Program → Films by countries → Forgotten King". tbilisifilmfestival.ge. Tbilisi International Film Festival.
  2. ^ "Festivals/Markets:Georgia at the 64th Film Fe stival in Cannes – 16 07 2013". gnfc.ge. Georgian National Film Center.
  3. ^ "ქართველი რეჟისორის რეკორდი – 105 წუთში, ერთკადრად გადაღებული ფილმი – "დავიწყებული მეფე"". ambebi (in Georgian). Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. ^ "კინოფესტივალში მონაწილე "დავიწყებული მეფე" ეკრანებზე გამოვა". geonews (in Georgian). Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
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