The Land of the Ancestors (1979)
Second World War. The fascists attack Svaneti. Old Betkili, whose son was killed in the war, lives far from the village. The old man comes across a Soviet soldier, Lasha, and shelters him in the mountains, but soon finds the soldier’s behavior suspicious.
Directors: Giga Lortkipanidze, Giuli Chokhonelidze.
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Giuli Chokhonelidze as betqili |
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Zura Kipshidze as lasha |
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Giorgi Machaidze as gega |
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Mzia Arabuli as darji |
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Kote Daushvili as davit |
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Lia Kapanadze as mariami |
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Ketevan Kiknadze as nino |
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Marina Mikashavidze as mzia |
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Tamar Skhirtladze as daria |
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Malkaz Gorgiladze as |
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Mikheil Vashadze as |
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Gia Kobakhidze as |
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Malkhaz Beburishvili as |
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Avtandil Mikadze as |
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არსენ აბრამიშვილი as |
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varlam wuladze as |
| Directing | Giga Lortkipanidze | Director |
| Directing | Giuli Chokhonelidze | Director |
| Writing | ინგა გარუჩავა | Writer |
| Writing | პეტრე ხოტიანოვსკი | Writer |
| Art | Shota Gogolashvili | Painter |