The film, which premiered in Georgia on Friday, will be shown at various cinemas in the capital Tbilisi and Batumi between November 8 and 10.

Prior to the premiere, the National Conservative and LGBT-hostile movement, among others, has marched the Georgians in a statement called the film for "gay propaganda" and called for protests at cinemas where the film will be shown.

According to a statement from the Georgia Department of the Interior, the safety of cinema visitors is to be assured during the day. Among other things, more police will be deployed and the security level will be increased at various cinemas. The authorities guarantee that the public, as well as freedom of speech, is protected.

Sweden's Oscars contribution

Swedish-Georgian director Levan Akin's film And then we danced has been celebrated at film festivals around the world since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last spring. The film takes place on a dance company and is about the dancer Merab whose existence is turned upside down by the charismatic Iraqi.

Earlier this fall, it was clear that the film is also Sweden's Oscars grant for the gala next year.