Roots
Genres
Overview
In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1987-07-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Georgian
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5.667
Dodo Abashidze
Giorgi Zakareishvili
Joseph (Soso) Jachvliani
Young Giorgi Zakareishvili
Ya Parulava
Young Madleni
Aleksandr Medzmariashvili
Young Henry
Laurence Ragon
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Nugzar Kurashvili
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Gogi Gegechkori
Samson Jandieri
Merab Ninidze
Malkhaz Gorgiladze
Mate
Giorgi Jibladze
Little Mate (as G. Jibladze)
Edisher Magalashvili
Passenger of Train
Levan Abashidze
Georges
Tamar Aladashvili
Igor Dadiani
Niaz Diasamidze
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