
Repentance
A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (1987)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1988)
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Box office
Grossed $215K worldwide
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Setting
Set in Georgia
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mikhail Agranovich
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tengiz AbuladzeWriter
- Nana JanelidzeWriter
- Rezo KveselavaWriter
- Original title
- მონანიება
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1987
- Original language
- Georgian
- Revenue
- $215.5K
- Countries
- Soviet Union
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