Merab Eliozishvili

The construction of an irrigation channel in the Alazni Valley faces many obstacles . Common welfare requires compromises , and no one wants that . Vazha , the chief construction engineer , will be at the center of the contradictions .

When a hapless young man from the country falls for a married woman in the city, he finds himself jailed for trying to off with her husband. There he encounters a renegade prisoner and latter-day Da Vinci, who ropes him into his latest hare-brained scheme: a daring prison break on board a DIY helicopter…

Martia, an experienced shepherd together with others is moving his herd to the winter pastures. The life of the shepherds is mundane and complex to the extent that even a minor mistake is fraught with serious consequences. Martia’s older son forsakes the herd for good and moves to the city in quest of easy money. In his attempt to save the herd scattered by the storm, Martia dies. Martia’s son, who returns home from the city blames himself for the accident and is profoundly repentant.

The Great Patriotic War is coming to an end. Six-year-old Zuriko lives with his grandmother in a small Georgian village. His mother abandoned him and his father is at the front. The boy waits for his father, but he doesn't come back from the war alone, but with a new wife, Iano. A conflict arises between the three.

A group of geologists discover oil under the fields where Sosana, the aged and anachronistic father, raises his herd with his unhappy wife, her friend and his growing boy with whom he displays a wonderful rapport. The land is invaded by big machinery that feels remarkably alien to the serene and natural aesthetic of the valley. The family all enjoys the pleasures and storytelling capacity a slide projector grants them, but it too feels distinctly out of place in a town with no plumbing.

The film tells the story of three elderly musicians who preserve the charm of old Tbilisi in their modern life. Their children died in the war, and those who were left without descendants were left with only their faithful spouses to take care of them. They exist with memories of the past and set excellent examples of philanthropy to those around them.