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Repentance

7.1/10
TMDB73 votes
Original: 153 min

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.

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About Repentance

A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!

Repentance (1987) is a film in the drama, comedy genres. Directed by . The cast includes Avtandil Makharadze, Iya Ninidze, Zeinab Botsvadze, Ketevan Abuladze.

Released
Original language
Runtime
153 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Soviet Union
Production companies
Georgia-Film
Writers
Rezo Kveselava, Nana Janelidze, Tengiz Abuladze

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What is Repentance about?

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.

Who stars in Repentance?

Avtandil Makharadze, Iya Ninidze, Zeinab Botsvadze, Ketevan Abuladze, Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani, Kakhi Kavsadze. See the cast cards above for character names.

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