Lost in Karastan (Original title)Welcome to Karastan (Working title)
Dates: 2014 (Copyright), 22 January 2016 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Georgia, Germany, France, Russian FederationDirector: Ben Hopkins
Synopsis: A down-at-heel British director is flattered when the president of Karastan invites him to film their national epic. But with a crazed Hollywood star, a suspicioulsy seductive guide and increasingly perilous politics to navigate, can he save his creative integrity - or his life?
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Filmmaking
Releases
Date: 22 January 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour and Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 95 mins 50 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Bull Dog Film Distributors
Date: February 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 2014 (Copyright), 22 January 2016 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Georgia, Germany, France, Russian FederationDirector: Ben Hopkins
Synopsis: A down-at-heel British director is flattered when the president of Karastan invites him to film their national epic. But with a crazed Hollywood star, a suspicioulsy seductive guide and increasingly perilous politics to navigate, can he save his creative integrity - or his life?
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Filmmaking
Releases
Date: 22 January 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour and Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 95 mins 50 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Bull Dog Film Distributors
Date: February 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Film and Music Entertainment Ltd., a Film & Music Entertainment production: Film and Music Entertainment Ltd., in co-production with: Brandstorm Entertainment, in co-production with: 20 Steps, in co-production with: Metra Films, in co-production with: ZDF, Cine Plus Filmproduktion, with the support of: Hessen Invest Film, with the support of: DFFF - Deutscher Filmförderfonds, with the support of: Georgian National Film Center, Piffl Medien, A Downey-Taylor production: Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, in co-production with: ZDF, with the support of: Deutscher Filmförderfond FFA, in co-production with: Cine Plus Filmproduktion GmbH, Production companies: Epic Films Ltd, 20 Steps Productions, Co-production companies: Metrafilms Ltd, Brandstorm Entertainment AG, Funding and Services: Hessen Invest Film, Funding and Services: British Film Institute, Funding and Services: Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Funding and Services: Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen, Funding and Services: Georgian Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Funding and Services: Georgian National Film Center, Cine Plus Media Group, Developed with the support of the: BFI Film Fund, Presents: Stealth Media Group, Executive Producer: Glenn Ackermann, Executive Producer: Michael Cowan, Executive Producer: Pawel Pawlikowski, Produced by: Mike Downey, Produced by: Sam Taylor, Producer: Vladimer Katcharava, Co-producer: Andreas Eicher, Co-producer (Russia): Artem Vassiliev, Co-producer (Germany): Daniel Zuta, Line Producer: Mamuka Chikhradze, Associate Producer: Svetlana Kuklenko, Associate Producer: Tanja Lunardelli, Production Manager: Dali Narimanidze, Production Manager: Axel Unbescheid, 1st Production Manager: Mathias Krämer, Production Manager: Antonio Austoni, Production Co-ordinator: Ed Rigg, Production Co-ordinator (Georgia): Marina Jakobidze, Production Co-ordinator (Germany): Julia Irene Peters, Production Co-ordinator (Russia): Ksenia Shneiderova, Production Co-ordinator: Mathias Krämer, Production Accountant: Natalia Jigidze, Production Accountant: Vladimer Chikhradze, Production Accountant: Veronika Stalz, Production Accountant: Michaela Rothmund, Production Accountant: Anita Danino, Production Accountant: Jennine Baker, Production Accountant: Anne Baier, Production Accountant: Christopher Frohlich, Production Accountant: Seebohm, Location Manager: Besarion Gabunia, Post-production Supervisor: Ray Bartsch, Post-production Manager Producer (Co-producer cine plus): Andreas Eicher, Assistant Director: Salome Sulaberidze, 1st Assistant Director: Zoran Sudar, 1st Assistant Director: Thomas Koning-Mendler, 2nd Assistant Director: Eka Khorguashvili, 2nd Assistant Director: Nino Jorjadze, 2nd Assistant Director: Dirk Eberling, 3rd Assistant Director: Anna Mariakhina, Script Supervisor: Gabriele Mattner, Casting by: Vicky Wildman, Buffy Hall, Georgia Casting by: Eka Mjavanadze, Written by: Pawel Pawlikowski, Written by: Ben Hopkins, Director of Photography: Jörg Gruber, 2nd Unit Director of Photography and Operator: Mindia Esadze, Camera Operator: Mindia Esadze, 1st Assistant Camera: Nadine Lang, 2nd Assistant Camera: Dato Kiknadze, 2nd Assistant Camera: Irakli Baidarashvili, Focus Puller: Zaza Tsomaia, Focus Puller: Jason Wingrove, Clapper/Loader: Nic Smith, DIT: Roland Philips, Gaffer: Martin Bourgund, Gaffer: Martin Bourgund, Gaffer: Matt Barklam, Photo: Sandro Jafaridze, Photographer: Alexander Jafaridze, Khatia Psuturi, Special Effects Supervisor: Soso Gvasalia, Special Effects Supervisor: Soso Gvasalia, Editor: Alan Levy, Production Design: Mamuka Esadze, Kote Japaridze, Art Director: Anette Reuther, Propsmaster: Susanne Richter, Props: Gia Gogorikidze, Props: Dima Arsanisi, Props: Zura Gogorikidze, Levan Matiashvili, Costume Designer: Keti Kalandadze, Assistant Costume Designer: Ani Iakobashvili, Costume Designer: Stephanie Spitznagel, Costumer: Anna Machabeli, Hair and Make-up Artist: Regine Frohberg, Hair and Make-up: Lisa Gallagher, Make-up/Hair Designer: Lina Chikvaidze, Music: Andreas Lucas, Accordeon, Bandoneon: Luca Andrea, Guitars, Ukelele: Oliver Klenk, Duduk: Alun Cadrea, Ney: Saerdna Sacul, Bazantar: Mark Deutsch, Sound Design: Ben Hopkins, Sound Design: Paata Godziashvili, Sound: Simon Bysshe, Nika Paniashvili, Boom Operator: Niko Jobava, Boom Operator: Nick Jobava, Re-recording Mixer: Paata Godziashvili, Supervising Sound Editor: Paata Godziashvili, Dialogue Editor: Irakli Ivanishvili, Dialogue Editor: Nika Paniashvili, Dialogue Editor: Christoph Ulbich, Foley Editor: George Gogoladze, Stunt Co-ordinator: Dato Khubua
Cast
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Matthew Macfadyen (Emil Forester), Noah Taylor (Xan Butler), MyAnna Buring (Chulpan), Richard Van Weyden (President Abashiliev), Lasha Ramishvili (Ruslan), Dato Velijanashvili (Shadow), Ümit Ünal (Saro), Leo Antadze (Igor), María Fernández Ache (Marian), Teimuraz Chichinadze (passport official), Tato Chakhunashvili, David Bekoshvili (airport security), Mtatsminda Dance Troupe (Tanat Vodka dancers), Ketevan Kantide (president's wife), Zaliko Kuprashvili (backstage waiter), Gogita Gasparov (bus starer), Jhonny Baiadze (shouting kid), Vugar Mashovi, Namik Gajiev (policemen), Kakha Gogidze, Sergo Shvedkovi (president's security), Irakli Jafaridze (street singer), Kartlos Maradishvili (Bad Tanat), Sandro Tivadze (Sandro, Tanat as aboy), Rusiko Kobiashvili (village woman), David Dolidze (village man), George Vardosanidze, Amiran Kashibaia (crew members), Vakhtang Chachanidze (Kalashnikov soldier), Eka Mjavanadze (production designer), Ioane Zangaladze (Tanat body double), Vedat Erincin (mountain man), David Gvasalia (chicken killer), Ketevan Lortkipanidze (Tamara, wife of Tanat), Dato Khubua (rebel soldier), Ali Cook (Daniel), Sofi Sebiskveradze (Kaitlin), Mgzavrebi Folk Band, Ismail Folk Band, Ramini Folk Band, Saiati Folk Band, Sandro Axalcixeli (bands), Esme Phillips, Ivy Phillips (London girls), Elizabeth Conboy, Phil Lewis (voice over artists)