The Waltz on the Petschora (1992)
Set in 1937 Stalinist Georgia, the film traces the parallel destinies of a mother, condemned by the government as "an enemy of the people" and exiled to a work camp in Siberia, and her daughter, who meanwhile is sent to an orphanage. Arriving at the overcrowded work camp, the mother and other women who are not considered strong enough to be labourers, must journey still farther, crossing the icy Siberian landscape in search of food and shelter. At the same time, the daughter escapes the orphanage and returns to her former home, where she finds that a KGB officer has taken up residence. He protects her and an uneasy rapport between them develops—one of abhorrence and attraction, need and suspicion.
Director: Lana Goghoberidze
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Guram Pirtskhalava as |
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Nino Surguladze as Anna |
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Mariam Chichinadze as |
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Irina Kupchenko as |
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Valentina Telichkina as Glasha |
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Nino Arsenishvili as Keto |
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Guranda Gabunia as Mariam |
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Darejan Kharshiladze as Darejan |
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Nineli Chankvetadze as |
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Maia Tatishvili as |
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Manana Tskhovrebova as |
| Directing | Lana Goghoberidze | Director |
| Writing | Lana Goghoberidze | Writer |
| Writing | Zaira Arsenishvili | Writer |
| Camera | Georgi Beridze | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Giorgi Tsintsadze | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Shota Gogolashvili | Production Design |
| Sound | Gia Javakhishvili | Sound |
| Editing | Sopio Machaidze | Editor |
| Art | Salomé Alexi | Production Design |
