“A warm embrace rather than a punch in the stomach”: Levan Akin on his queer Georgian love story And Then We Danced

Akin’s tender drama offers an intoxicating celebration of Georgian culture, presenting a defiant challenge to homophobia in the country. Alex Davidson speaks to the director and traces its place within a small but significant tradition of queer films from the former USSR. 
► And Then We Danced is streaming on BFI Player as part of the #FlareatHome film festival.

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