Hollywood films in Georgia

As Hollywood begins filming in Georgia, people are wondering if the film is actually the latest bit of spin from Georgia about its conflict with Russia in 2008.

Mihail Saakaşvili rolünde Andy Garcia

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The city of Tbilisi has been turned into a film set. Floodlights beam down on parliament as American and Georgian cast and crew members run amok outside the presidential palace. This

multimillion dollar film, the biggest budget movie ever to be made on Georgian soil, tells the story of a journalist and a camera man caught up in the unfolding drama of the war in 2008. The Georgian government has actively supported the filmmakers by allowing them access to public buildings, but it denies that it is helping to fund the project. One of the producers is a pro-government member of parliament, Papuna Davitaia:

Papuna Davitaia: 'The Georgian government has no role in sponsoring film. Georgian government helps only with permit for shooting and money doesn't come from government.'

The film comes just over a year since the conflict during which time both sides have competed to put their own spin on what happened in August 2008. Then, Russian forces poured into Georgia to repel its attempt to retake the disputed region of South Ossetia. But neither side has ever been able to accept the other's version of events.

In addition to the Hollywood movie, Russian media has reported that the Serbian director, Emir Kusturica, is planning to shoot a screenplay to tell the South Ossetian point of view.

Tom Esslemont, BBC News

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has been turned into a film set

Ticari bir filmin yapıldığı büyük bir stüdyo ya da alan haline dönüştürüldü

cast and crew members run amok

filmin aktörleri ve teknisyenleri etrafta hızlı hareketlerle tehlikeli ya da tamamen kontrolü kaybetmişçesine dolaşıyor

on Georgian soil

Gürcistan'da

allowing them access

girmelerine izin verme

to fund

bir şeye para vermek

permit for shooting

bir yönetmenin film çekebilmesine izin veren resmi belge

both sides have competed to put their own spin on what happened

Hem Gürcistan hem Rusya halkı kendi yorumlarına, olayların gelişimi hakkındaki kendi görüş ve açıklamalarına ikna etmeye çabalıyor

to retake the disputed region

iki ülkenin birden üzerinde hak iddia ettiği bir toprağın kontrolünü ele geçirmek

able to accept the other's version of events

çatışma konusunda diğer ülkenin bakış açısını kabul edebilmek

to shoot a screenplay

bir film yapmak