'April' trivia and fun facts

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.

Dea Kulumbegashvili

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

72 shots

The film consists of 72 shots.

Filmed in secret

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

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