Tengiz Abuladze

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The Plea
7.8

The Plea

Dec. 24, 1967

The Plea

Brave sons of Khevsureti and Kisteti fight against each to protect their homelands. But, they confront faulty domestic traditions to respect ...
Somebody Else’s Children
7.7

Somebody Else’s Children

Nato, a student, befriends two kids in the street, a brother and a sister. She doesn’t know that their father has just broken off his ...
Repentance
8.4

Repentance

May. 01, 1987

Repentance

The day after the funeral of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, his corpse turns up in his son’s garden. Although it is ...
Magdana’s Donkey
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Magdana’s Donkey

Apr. 01, 1955

Magdana’s Donkey

Small Georgian village (ca. 1890) Magdana a widow lives in a shack with her 3 children and ekes out a living selling yogurt. When the children ...
Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion
8.5

Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion

Grandma Olgha up-brings orphan Zurikela in poverty. Their struggle for life is being relieved by support of their kind neighbors, Iliko and ...
A Necklace for My Beloved
6.7

A Necklace for My Beloved

Three guys are living in a Dagestan aul, and all three are in love with the blue-eyed Serminaz. According to a mountaineers’ tradition, a ...
The Wishing Tree
8.4

The Wishing Tree

Dec. 19, 1976

The Wishing Tree

This poetic parable is part of Tenghiz Abuladze’s cinematic triptych: “The Supplication” – “The Wishing Tree” ...