Imago

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

France, Belgium | Chechen, Russian, Georgian | Color | 109 min


 When Déni inherits a small patch of land in the wild, beautiful valley of Pankissi, he sees a chance to finally build the house in the trees that he's dreamed of since he was a boy. But nothing in the rugged Caucasus is ever simple. Returning to a village just across the Chechen border where he was born - a place he barely knows - Déni stirs up old feuds, buried family dramas, and above all, the question everyone keeps asking: when, and with whom, is he finally going to get married? 
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2025-11-16 18:00:002025-11-16 18:00Opera House - Hanager Theatre
2025-11-17 12:00:002025-11-17 12:00Creativity Centre

Film Details

Director: Déni Oumar Pitsaev  

Countries: France, Belgium

Languages: Chechen, Russian, Georgian

Runtime: 109 min

Color: Color

Déni Oumar Pitsaev  

 He was born in Chechnya, grew up between Grozny, St. Petersburg, and Almaty. He studied at Sciences Po in Paris before turning to cinema, later earning a BA in film directing at INSAS in Brussels and an MA in audiovisual arts at LUCA School of Arts, St. Lukas Campus. Déni is an alumnus of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy and IDFA. 

Additional Information

Contacts:

Writers: Déni Oumar Pitsaev,  Mathilde Trichet

Cast:

Production Company:

Producer:  Alexandra Mélot,  Anne-Laure Guégan, Géraldine Sprimont  

Editor: Laurent Sénéchal, Dounia Sichov

Cinematographer: Sylvain Verdet, Joachim Philippe