'' In Bloom '' ( ; ) is a 2013 Georgian drama film directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß . It is a bildungsroman focused on the friendship between two teenage girls in 1992 , after the independence from the Soviet Union . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival , winning the C.I.C.A.E. Prize . It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards . '' Variety '' defined it as " an intimate drama about two very young woman destined by differences of class and character for very different fates , and also as a portrait of a fascinating period in the country ’s social history " . The artistic style is influenced by post-communist Romanian cinema , particularly by cameraman Oleg Mutu , who also worked on '' 4 Months , 3 Weeks and 2 Days '' ( 2007 )
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
In Bloom (film)