The story, in flashback, of the death of a British Telegraph engineer in Georgia, USSR in 1920. Caught up in a civil war, and a war between his girlfriend and the women the Company send as “Christmas presents”, he seeks asylum in a small patch of British territory (round one of his telegraph poles).
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 16 min.
- Country, year
- Georgia, 1987
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- Russian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Nana Džordžadzė
- Screenplay
- Iraklij Kvirikadzė
- Cinematography
- Levan Paatašvili
- Music
- Enri Lolašvili
- Cast
- Žanri Lolašvili, Ninel Čankvetadzė, Guram Pircchalava, Tamara Cicišvil, Elgudža Burduli, Rusudan Bolkvadzė, Šalva Chercheulidzė, Gija Ležava
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best First Film
- Jury Award
Director
Nana Džordžadzė
Nana was born in Tblisi, Georgia, then part of the Soviet Union. She studied architecture in her home town and was an architect from 1968 to 1973. From 1974, she drew closer to the movie world and studied cinema at the Tbilisi film school. She did several jobs on the set (costumer, set designer, actress) but what she favored was film direction and she made several films, often shorts, before winning the "Caméra d'Or" Award at the 1987 Cannes.
