The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Vladimir BarskyDirector
- Vladimir BarskyWriter
Cast
- Grigol ChechelashviliArsena Odzelashvili
- Pavel YesikovskyGigo
- Kote AndronikashviliCount Irakli
- Zakaria BerishviliMouravi
- A. BarkhudarovaCountess Rusudan
- Nato Vachnadzenino
- Vaso Abashidzeთავადი ბარათაშვილი
Stills
Themes
suicidejailbased on song, poem or rhymesocial conflict