Overview
A passionate exploration of love and identity unfolds in a conservative society, where dance becomes a means of liberation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tender
- sensual
- tense
- arthouse film night
- lgbtq+ cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a compassionate and emotionally powerful queer drama led by Levan Gelbakhiani's outstanding performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Merab's Georgian folk-dance training and audition performance externalize his struggle for freedom and identity.
The National Georgian Ensemble values traditional masculine form while Merab's desire challenges its expectations.
Merab's relationship with Irakli unfolds within modern Georgian conservatism and the cultural authority of folk dance.
Close attention to Merab's body and movement connects choreography to desire, vulnerability, and self-discovery.
Films like And Then We Danced, and why
God's Own Country
queer romance shaped by social repression, youthful self-discovery, and intimate naturalism
Moonlight
lgbtq+ coming-of-age drama combining forbidden desire, cultural pressure, and emotionally direct storytelling
The Way He Looks
dance-centered romance where physical performance expresses liberation against restrictive social expectations
Free Fall
tender queer drama about secret love, masculinity, and resistance to conservative environments
Movie Details
- Director
- Levan Akin
- Release Date
- 2019-09-13
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (270)
Cast
- Levan Gelbakhiani
- Bachi Valishvili
- Ana Javakishvili
- Giorgi Tsereteli
- Tamar Bukhnikashvili
- Kakha Gogidze
- Nino Gabisonia
- Aleko Begalishvili
- Mate Khidasheli
- Ana Makharadze
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Brew, OVID, Darkroom, Metrograph, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dekkoo Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is And Then We Danced about?
- A gifted Georgian dancer risks his career, family ties, and social belonging when forbidden desire awakens his need for freedom.
- What is And Then We Danced like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of And Then We Danced as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is And Then We Danced violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in And Then We Danced as mild.
- What did critics think of And Then We Danced?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a compassionate and emotionally powerful queer drama led by Levan Gelbakhiani's outstanding performance.
- Which films are like And Then We Danced?
- Films with a similar feel include God's Own Country, Moonlight, The Way He Looks, and Free Fall.
- How long is And Then We Danced?
- And Then We Danced runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch And Then We Danced?
- In United States, And Then We Danced streams on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, OVID, Darkroom, Metrograph, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dekkoo Amazon Channel.
