«Ursus»

Georges Corraface as Jean-Pierre Jannaud
Also starring: Niko Tavadze, Josephine de la Baume, Bogdan Benyuk    
Written and directed by: Otar Shamatava
Language: English
Produced by: a German-Ukrainian co-production
Production Date: 2014

«Ursus», written and directed by Otar Shamatava, is a German-Ukrainian co-production filmed in English with Niko Tavadze, Josephine de la Baume, Bogdan Benyuk and Georges Corraface.

1992: Nika (Niko Tavadze), an out of work film director gets a chance to escape Tiflis, the Georgian capital ravaged by civil war. The Berlin zoo has invited him and a former stuntman, Toma (Bogdan Benyuk), to accompany Chola, the destroyed film studio’s brown bear on a long journey to Germany. A dangerous and adventurous road movie then begins. Nika will fulfill – in the most surrealistic way – his long time dream of participating in The Berlinale Film Festival when he crosses paths with the famous french filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jannaud (Georges Corraface) and Sonya, his estranged wife (Josephine de la Baume).

The shoot began in October 2014 was temporarily suspended due to recent events in the Ukraine.

Details of «Ursus» on IMDB