And yet this is how it happens for Tina, the lost young woman who moves in with outgoing, cynical Megi, until she and her boyfriend get a place together.

Ioseb Bliadze's second film, co-written with terrific lead actress Taki Mumladze, is singular in many ways: in its effortless performances, and in the refreshingly casual treatment of its coronavirus-era setting. But especially, watch how delicately it unpicks the workings of patriarchal Georgian society, keeping our eyes on the warm, vibrantly alive characters almost as misdirection in a magic trick that allows Tina eventually to loosen, if not quite wriggle free from her chains of dependence.

The International Competition is sponsored by Yellow Moon.

Screening as part of the 22nd Belfast Film Festival. Please note: all tickets are sold via the Belfast Film Festival box office. If you have any access requirements please get in touch with the box office before booking: boxoffice@belfastfilmfestival.org.

For more information about the festival please visit belfastfilmfestival.org.