Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross got a reward for the best director at the Sofia International Film Festival, for "My Happy Family»!
New York Times named them between 9 new directors whose films must be seen .
The film’s global distribution right was bought by Netflix.
It was also named as a discovery of a year on Sundance Film Festival .
Some well known editions write about the film as: German Spiegel ,Villagevoice, Theplaylist, The Hollywood Reporter and Newdirectors.
«My Happy family» is not a story only about the woman who avoids the press in the family . Nana and Simon perfectly told the story of Nana’s(main Character ) life in details . The film tells how equally the love and arguing effects the family . This isn’t only a film its a life with disappointments and superiorities . « – writes a journalist of Villagevoice.
Film Critic – Jordan Mintzeri says: «My Happy Family « is a perfect example of the women who are discriminated everywhere – at work , in the family, in the streets … He also says that some scenes reminds us the films of Woody Allen , especially «Annie Hall «
The story develops in a normal Georgian family , where 3 different generation representatives live together. In this case the main character is a teacher of Georgian Literature – Manana Mkheidze who decides to change her life .
The film premier was held in USA and Berlin .In the end of the year the Georgian spectator will see premier as well .