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ABSENCE OF WILL - Directed by Mamuka Kuparadze Georgia, 2009 (53 minutes, in Georgian, with English subtitles)
Vakho and Teo are young university graduates from Tbilisi who grew up in the shadow of the war that tore Georgia apart in the early 1990s. Like everyone of their generation, their lives have been shaped by the legacy of those violent times. In 2008, Vakho and Teo set out to understand what caused the war in
Abkhazia and why the two sides in the conflict are still unable to resolve their differences after fifteen years of peace talks. Halfway
through filming, violence erupted again over South Ossetia, making the search for answers even more personal and urgent for Vakho and Teo. Absence of Will documents the tough questions and painful truths the young men faced in their intellectual and emotional journey to a better future. The film features interviews with several key figures associated with the 1993-1994 war in Abkhazia, including former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze.
Contact: Laurence Broers, Conciliation Resources, London, UK