Repentance
1984 · Movie · 153 min · ★ 7.1
The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1987-05-01
- Language
- KA
- Runtime
- 153 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (71 votes)
Themes
- rebellion
- corruption
- philosophy
- symbolism
- redemption
- satire
- dictatorship
- sin
- trial
- repentance
- injustice
- political satire
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1987
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1988 · nominated
Cast & crew
Avtandil Makharadze
as Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze
Iya Ninidze
as Guliko
Zeinab Botsvadze
as Ketevan Barateli
- KA
Ketevan Abuladze
as Nino Barateli
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
as Sandro Barateli
Kakhi Kavsadze
as Mikheil Koresheli
Merab Ninidze
as Tornike
- NZ
Nino Zaqariadze
as Elene Korisheli
- NO
Nano Ochigava
as Young Ketevan
Georgi Mataradze
Directed by Tengiz Abuladze