| Director: | Déa Kulumbegashvili |
| Cinematography: | Arseni Khachaturan |
| Editing: | Jacopo Ramella Pajrin |
| Distributor: | Pyramide Distribution (France) |
| Runtime: | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country: | Georgia Italy France |
| Language: | Georgian |
| Budget: | € 2 million |
April is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Déa Kulumbegashvili.[2]
The film will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Golden Lion.
Nina, an obstetrician in rural Georgia who aids patients seeking abortions despite legal prohibition, must defend her values and actions when she is accused of negligence and subject to investigation.
Following the success of her first feature film Beginning, Kulumbegashvili was awarded a 2022 Baumi Script Development Award to begin work on her next feature, then titled Historia, about a Georgian obstetrician who provides illegal abortions.[3] That December, Cineuropa reported that filming would commence the following March with financial support from Arte France Cinéma.[4]
April was acquired for international sales by Goodfellas, then known as Wild Bunch International. By December 2022, the project was slated for a 2024 release date, though Screen Daily reported in May 2023 that the film was expected to premiere at that year's Cannes Film Festival.[5] [6]
In July 2024, April was announced as a main competition entry at that year's Venice International Film Festival.[7]