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SUMMARY:Keep Smiling
DESCRIPTION:93 min | Georgian (with subtitles in English) | 2012 | Georgia\, France\, Luxembourg \nHow long can a smile mask systemic rot? \nUnder the guise of a demographic initiative to promote motherhood\, ten women—each with at least three children—are selected to compete in the Georgian Mothers Contest\, a national televised pageant. The contest claims to celebrate their sacred role as the nation’s life-givers.  \nLiving in extreme poverty and fleeing the scars of war\, they are forced to perform domesticity\, endure bikini rounds\, and auction off their personal tragedies for television ratings. As they are judged through the lens of male expectation\, the competition becomes a desperate\, humiliating struggle for a $25\,000 prize that represents their only hope for survival. Keep Smiling reveals the dark truth of a society that puts mothers on a pedestal only to keep women under its thumb. \nScreened in nearly 200 international festivals\, receiving over 50 awards\, this film was Georgia’s official submission for the Academy Awards. Following the screening\, director Rusudan Chkonia will be in conversation with the audience.  \n
URL:https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/keep-smiling/
LOCATION:Bangalore International Centre\, 7\, 4th Main Road\, Domlur II Stage\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, 560071\, India
CATEGORIES:Film,Society
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