In Julia Loktev's The Loneliest Planet, Gael Garc�a Bernal and relative newcomer Hani Furstenberg (Yossi & Jagger) play a young engaged couple backpacking through the Caucasus Mountains in the former Soviet republic of Georgia the summer before their wedding. Their stunning journey is guided by a local villager, but the vast terrain crowds an emotional upheaval that threatens to tear down their promising life together. Loktev spoke with ML about her own visit to the country that inspired the film which has won praise at festivals this year and is headed into theatrical and VOD release this weekend. The making of The Loneliest Planet was a journey unto itself though everyone on board was determined to make it all happen.
"The shoot was basically like an expedition," Loktev told Movieline. "We were based in a village, but a lot of the time we camped. We'd have to get up in the darkness and carry everything on our backs so we could get to our location to get the early morning light. It was sometimes scary?"
Loktev first conceived of what would become The Loneliest Planet while traveling in Georgia with a boyfriend. She was off to a film festival there and he planned to bike through the country as well as neighboring Armenia. After one week, their relationship was over and they went separate ways. While on a long bus ride to the capital, Tbilisi, she conceived the story that would eventually take the form of Alex (Garc�a Bernal) and Nica (Furstenberg).
Travel binds the pair who willingly take on cultural disjointedness, mastering key phrases like "hello," "thank you," "please," "how much?" "cheers" etc. They are comfortable with each other and their shared love of travel. But one fleeting moment could…
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