Thirteen 2003 Qartulad ๐ ๐
To watch it today, open YouTube, type "thirteen 2003 แฅแแ แแฃแแแ แกแ แฃแแแ" (full in Georgian), and prepare for a flood of early-2000s nostalgia. And maybe keep a box of tissues nearbyโHolly Hunterโs screams may be buried under Georgian narration, but the pain is still universal. Have you watched Thirteen in Georgian? Share your memories in the comments below. แ แแแแ แแแฎแกแแแ แแก แคแแแแ?
The word for "cutting" as self-harm ( tavismokvla โ แแแแแกแแแแแแ, meaning suicide, but not specific to cutting) was particularly problematic. Most Georgian dubs used the English word "cutting" or a descriptive phrase: "แกแแแฃแแแ แ แแแแแก แแแญแ แ" (sakutari tavis dachโra) โ "cutting oneโs own self." thirteen 2003 qartulad
| English Line | Georgian Translation (approx.) | Literal Back-Translation | |--------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------| | "You are such a poser" | "แจแแ แแแแแแแแ แแแแแแซแแแแ แฎแแ " (Shen namdvili mimbadzveli khar) | "You are a real imitator" | | "Letโs go hook up with some boys" | "แแแแ, แแแญแแแก แแแแแชแแแ" (Modi, bichโebs gavitsnot) | "Come, letโs get to know the boys" | | "Iโll cut you" | "แแแแญแ แ" (Dagchโri) | "I will cut you" (same, but more literal) | To watch it today, open YouTube, type "thirteen
If you are a Georgian millennial revisiting the film, or a cinephile curious about localization, tracking down the qartulad version of Thirteen is a rewarding journey. It is not just a movieโit is a memory of a specific time when Georgia listened to America through a quiet, steady voice speaking the language of the Caucasus. Share your memories in the comments below
The movieโs unrated cut included shocking scenes of drug use, sexual exploration, and self-mutilation (cutting). In the United States, it earned an R-rating, but its raw aestheticโhandheld cameras, real Los Angeles locations, and improvised dialogueโmade it a festival darling (Sundance 2003).