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Repentance
Repentance

Repentance

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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$215496

Status

Released

Original Language

Georgian

Runtime

153 mins

Rating

6.957/10

Release Date

01 May 1987

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Avtandil Makharadze

Avtandil Makharadze

Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze

Iya Ninidze

Iya Ninidze

Guliko

Zeinab Botsvadze

Zeinab Botsvadze

Ketevan Barateli

Ketevan Abuladze

Ketevan Abuladze

Nino Barateli

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani

Sandro Barateli

Kakhi Kavsadze

Kakhi Kavsadze

Mikheil Koresheli

Merab Ninidze

Merab Ninidze

Tornike

Nino Zaqariadze

Nino Zaqariadze

Elene Korisheli

Nano Ochigava

Nano Ochigava

Young Ketevan

Georgi Mataradze

Georgi Mataradze

Amiran Amiranashvili

Amiran Amiranashvili

Marina Kakhiani

Marina Kakhiani

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