Anzor Salukvadze

Fraîchement diplômés de l'Institut d'œnologie de Tbilissi, Niko et Otar entrent dans une coopérative vinicole. Otar, plus âgé et plus assuré, se conforme aux exigences des chefs, alors que Niko, naïf et sincère, éprouve quelques difficultés.

Brave sons of Khevsureti and Kisteti fight against each to protect their homelands. But, they confront faulty domestic traditions to respect enemy’s true prowess and find themselves in conflict with own compatriots.

After finishing school, three friends go to Chiatura for work. Two of them start working in a black stone mine, and the third, Bondo, works as a driver in a lumber yard. Friends' paths divide here. With the advice of the warehouse manager, Bondo gets used to easy income and does not shy away from dark affairs.

Officer Zhilin, a Caucasus officer, receives a letter from his mother and returns home. He and another Russian officer are attacked by mountaineers, and Zhilin is captured without ransom money.

In a poor village, a farmer who goes to the field becomes ill and is brought home unconscious. Relatives and villagers come to visit him, to express compassion to his mother. But sympathy is accompanied by the fear that this illness will spread in their families as well.

There is a small town in Georgia called Sarkineti. The main advantage of this glorious town is that everyone sings here without exception. Among the Sarkinetians, even children are born with a polyphonic song on their lips. Moreover, Sarkinet children sing everything: their repertoire includes songs from all corners of the globe and, they say, even America. Therefore, it is not surprising that every year, on the first Sunday of October, a grand celebration is organized for children - a competition of young talents named after the unsurpassed and unforgettable Sarkinet singer Tseretso Nizharadze...

This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot with meat would suddenly appear. The good fairy is impersonated by laundress Vardo who helps not only the poor Pavle, but other families in this quarter as well. Vardo is known to many people in the town, but no one ever suspected that she was capable of performing miracles. The film’s colorful folk melodies, merry songs and fiery dances leave no viewer indifferent. Starring in the leading role is the great Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli.

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