Repentance (1987)
May 1, 1987
Drama, Comedy
2h 33m
A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Tengiz Abuladze
- Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze Avtandil Makharadze
- Guliko Iya Ninidze
- Ketevan Barateli Zeinab Botsvadze
- Sandro Barateli Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
- Mikheil Koresheli Kakhi Kavsadze
- Tornike Merab Ninidze
- Georgi Mataradze
- Amiran Amiranashvili
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Keywords
- rebellion
- corruption
- philosophy
- symbolism
- redemption
- georgia
- satire
- dictatorship
- sin
- trial
- repentance
- injustice
- political satire
- adolf hitler
- duality
- soviet politics
- josef stalin
- sad
- law
- systemic corruption
- religious symbolism
- comedy