The Land of the Ancestors

The Land of the Ancestors 1979 Directed by Giga Lortkipanidze , Giuli Chokhonelidze წინაპართა მიწა

Second World War. The fascists attack Svaneti. Old Betkili, whose son was killed in the war, lives far from the village. The old man comes across a Soviet soldier, Lasha, and shelters him in the mountains, but soon finds the soldier’s behavior suspicious.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Georgian

Spoken Language Georgian

Gneres Drama , History

Production Company The Georgia Film Academy

Release Date 30 October 1979

84 mins