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.

• Release Date: 1979-10-30
• Runtime: 1h 24min
• Directors: Giga Lortkipanidze, Giuli Chokhonelidze.