Moviegoers Attacked After Georgia Screening Of LGBT Film
A Georgian-Swedish movie about a gay romance premiered in cinemas across Georgia on November 8, sparking violence and protests.
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Anna Subeliani, a well-known civil rights activist, is left bleeding after a stone was reportedly thrown at her during the screening of And Then We Danced, in Tbilisi.
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Demonstrators burn an LGBT flag before the screening in Tbilisi.
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Anti-LGBT protestors rally in front of the Amirani Cinema in the Georgian capital.
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Police guard Tbilisi's Amirani Cinema during the screening.
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A demonstrator is arrested in Tbilisi. At least five protestors were detained on various charges.
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Many clergymen were present at the protests against the screening. The film has won worldwide critical acclaim but was denounced by Georgia's Orthodox Church as an "affront to traditional Georgian values."
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An ambulance moves through crowds of protestors in Tbilisi.
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The film is scheduled to play until mid-November in cinemas across Georgia.