Gela Babluani is a French screenwriter and director of Georgian origin. Gela Teimurazovich Babluani was born in 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He had a creative family. His father, Teimuraz Babluani, was a film director who directed the films “Brother”, “Sun of the Sleepless” and wrote scripts for them. Gela's brother, George, became an actor. At the age of 17, Guela Babluani emigrated to France, where he decided to continue the traditions of his father and try to become a film director. After graduation,
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Gela Babluani is a French screenwriter and director of Georgian origin.
Gela Teimurazovich Babluani was born in 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He had a creative family. His father, Teimuraz Babluani, was a film director who directed the films “Brother”, “Sun of the Sleepless” and wrote scripts for them. Gela's brother, George, became an actor.
At the age of 17, Guela Babluani emigrated to France, where he decided to continue the traditions of his father and try to become a film director. After graduation, he decided to try to make a short film. This work came out in 2002, and after it Gela took up shooting a larger picture.
In 2005, his debut film Thirteen was released. Babluani became not only a director, but also a producer and screenwriter. In the film, it is about the fact that the employee Sebastian accidentally overheard the conversation of the owner about a high-paying job. A letter suggesting this work fell into his hands. It was a Russian roulette game where 13 participants shoot each other. Only Sebastian survived, who received a huge sum. By the way, the main role in the film was played by Gela’s brother. For this work, Gela received a prize at the Venice Film Festival in the nomination “Best First Picture”. Another award went to him at the Sundance festival in the category “Best Foreign Film”.
In 2010, Gela made a remake of his own film, but this time in Hollywood. In the American version of the film, Sam Riley played roles.
Mickey Rourke .
In 2006, Gela Babluani directed the film Legacy. In the film, the heroine receives an inheritance in Georgia and goes there. There are a lot of interesting things happening on her way. This work earned the director a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2014, Gela plans to release a new film Money is Money, a joint Franco-American production.