What happened when a crypto scam swept over a sleepy town in the Caucasus
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In Crypto Rush Aftermath, residents of Akhalkalaki in the Caucasus nation of Georgia recount how a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme ‘spread faster than COVID’ through their town, leaving big losses – and a few scattered winners – in its wake. The Georgian filmmaker Salomé Jashi constructs the film through beautifully composed long shots and candid conversations with those who placed their hopes – and savings – into the scheme, roping in friends, neighbours and family in the process. In doing so, she draws out a contrast between the quiet steadiness of the rural routines in this region and the seductive absurdities…
