Holy Electricity

The scrap dealer Gonga and his transgender cousin, Bart, scour the streets of Tbilisi in search of hidden treasures. One day, they stumble upon a suitcase filled with rusty crucifixes. They decide to create neon crucifixes and sell them to gullible inhabitants. From there, their paths diverge as we follow their pursuit of love, happiness, and wealth.

The film primarily follows an episodic structure, loosely tied together by Gonga and Bart’s money-making and romantic exploits. Director Kotetishvili, an experienced cinematographer, also takes on the role of the film’s director of photography. The visuals are static yet inventive and meticulously composed. The film’s structure, humor, and visual style are at times similar to the early works of Swedish masters Ruben Östlund and Roy Andersson but with a more grounded approach.