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But her primary obsession is a man three times her age: Alexander (Yevgeni Sidikhin), the brooding, handsome father of the boy next door. While Mikha (Shalva Iashvili), Alexander’s lovesick teenage son, watches her with puppy-dog devotion, Sybilla pursues the father with a relentless, unembarrassed passion. The film’s title refers to a promise: Alexander once told his wife that if he ever loved another, he would give her 100 kisses. Sybilla, counting every stolen moment, declares she will stop at 73—leaving 27 kisses missing, a space for possibility or ruin.

Two decades later, 27 Missing Kisses feels eerily prescient. In an era of debate about age, consent, and the complexities of desire, the film offers no easy answers. It is not a cautionary tale, nor is it a romance. It is a portrait of a summer when a girl learned that kisses, like people, can vanish into thin air. Nana Dzhordzhadze - 27 Missing Kisses -2000-

The film is more than a coming-of-age story; it’s a vibrant, sometimes tragic, look at how a single "wild" presence can stir the dormant energy of a quiet community. It captures a specific moment in time where the personal and the political intersect in the heat of a Georgian summer. Have you explored other films from Georgia? If you are looking for more, Dzhordzhadze's A Chef in Love But her primary obsession is a man three

Nana Dzhordzhadze, an Academy Award-nominated director, infuses the film with a unique visual language. Her background as an architect shines through in the detailed, quirky Georgian landscapes that feel both ancient and surreal. Whimsical Tone Sybilla, counting every stolen moment, declares she will