

The Land of the Ancestors
1979
Second World War. The fascists attack Svaneti. Old Betkili, whose son was killed in the war, lives far from the village. The old man comes across a Soviet soldier, Lasha, and shelters him in the mountains, but soon finds the soldier’s behavior suspicious.
Director: Giga Lortkipanidze, Giuli Chokhonelidze
Cast: Giuli Chokhonelidze, Zura Kipshidze, Giorgi Machaidze, Mzia Arabuli, Kote Daushvili, Lia Kapanadze, Ketevan Kiknadze, Marina Mikashavidze
Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.











