Christopher Vourlias When Ketie Danelia was approached a few years ago with the script for “And Then We Danced,” Levan Akin’s gay romantic drama about a young man’s sexual awakening in the masculine world of Georgian dance, the producer knew the risks. “Everyone was telling me not to take this project, because it’s very dangerous.
Which turned out to be true,” she tells Variety.In a conservative, patriarchal country where the powerful Orthodox Church holds tremendous sway, filming was a challenge.
Locations would balk at the last minute, concerned about the potential backlash; far-right groups threatened the cast and crew.