Poster April

Title: April

Original Title: April

Year: 2024

Info

  • Country: Georgia Italy
  • Language: Georgian
  • Length: 134 Minutes (2 hours 14 min)
  • Genre: Drama
  • Studios: Frenesy Film Company
  • Distributor: Adso Films
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

  • UK: April 25 2025
  • United States: April 25 2025

Plot

In a remote rural region of Georgia, Dr. Nina, a firm-charactered obstetrician-gynecologist with unbreakable principles, faces a growing moral and legal storm. Following the tragic death of a newborn during a complicated delivery, the community begins to murmur. What initially seemed like a medical accident soon becomes the center of an investigation that goes beyond the delivery room.

Nina, known for her quiet commitment to women's reproductive rights, has been providing medical assistance to women seeking abortions, despite the severe legal restrictions that prohibit it in the country. As the investigation into alleged medical negligence progresses, so do the rumors that Nina performs illegal abortions. Colleagues, health authorities, and conservative figures in the community begin to question her professional ethics and integrity. For some, she is a criminal; for others, a silent heroine.

Forced to confront both legal and social judgment, Nina must defend not only her career but her principles: the idea that every woman should have the right to decide about her own body, even when the law and society condemn her for it. Amidst the scandal, Nina's story reveals the tensions between professional duty, moral conscience, and imposed laws, in a society where being a doctor, a woman, and a human can be an unbearable burden.

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Trivia

Dea Kulumbegashvili

Director and writer Dea Kulumbegashvili did not have a child during filming, but gave birth to her first child during post-production.

Birthing clinic

Director and writer Dea Kulumbegashvili spent a year in a birthing clinic in Independent Georgia to prepare for filming. Lead actress Ia Sukhitashvili, some of the other actors in the movie, and a cinematographer also spent some time in that same clinic. According to Kulumbegashvili, the clinic staff welcomed them and showed them what their typical daily work schedule was like.

Filmed in secret

The movie was largely filmed in secret at a time of increased abortion restrictions in Independent Georgia.

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