Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- serious
- reverent
- patriotic
- historical film night
- georgian culture night
What sets it apart
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Ekvtime is entrusted with Georgia's antique, artistic, golden, and sacred treasures and safeguards them through 24 years of exile.
The Georgian treasure is carried to France after the Soviet invasion, while Ekvtime remains devoted to returning it to Tbilisi.
The plot emphasizes Ekvtime's defense of the collection against collectors, gangsters, court cases, and political threats.
Holy treasures, museum artifacts, gold, and antique works function as recurring symbols of Georgia's continuity.
Films like Ekvtime: Man of God, and why
The Monuments Men
shared historical drama treatment of cultural heritage, national identity, and moral perseverance amid political upheaval
The Train
shared themes of safeguarding art, wartime displacement, and principled resistance to cultural destruction
The Last Vermeer
shared biographical historical drama focus on an individual preserving cultural memory against authoritarian power
Movie Details
- Director
- Nikoloz Khomasuridze
- Release Date
- 2018-01-20
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Rezo Chkhikvishvili
- Giorgi Megrelishvili
- Jano Izoria
- Gia Tkeshelashvili
- Dimitri Tatishvili
- Adelina Goguadze
- Ana Matuashvili
- ნუგზარ ჩიქოვანი
Common questions
- What is Ekvtime: Man of God about?
- A Georgian patriot risks exile, political persecution, and criminal predation to preserve his country's sacred and artistic treasures for their eventual return home.
- What is Ekvtime: Man of God like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ekvtime: Man of God as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ekvtime: Man of God violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ekvtime: Man of God as moderate.
- Which films are like Ekvtime: Man of God?
- Films with a similar feel include The Monuments Men, The Train, and The Last Vermeer.
- How long is Ekvtime: Man of God?
- Ekvtime: Man of God runs 140 minutes.
