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Feature film — 1987

Repentance (1987)

7.12h 33mDrama — Comedy

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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Director: Tengiz Abuladze

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Cast & crew

Avtandil Makharadze as Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze

Avtandil Makharadze

Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze

Iya Ninidze as Guliko

Iya Ninidze

Guliko

Zeinab Botsvadze as Ketevan Barateli

Zeinab Botsvadze

Ketevan Barateli

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Ketevan Abuladze

Nino Barateli

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani as Sandro Barateli

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani

Sandro Barateli

Kakhi Kavsadze as Mikheil Koresheli

Kakhi Kavsadze

Mikheil Koresheli

Merab Ninidze as Tornike

Merab Ninidze

Tornike

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Nino Zaqariadze

Elene Korisheli

N

Nano Ochigava

Young Ketevan

Georgi Mataradze as

Georgi Mataradze

Amiran Amiranashvili as

Amiran Amiranashvili

Marina Kakhiani as

Marina Kakhiani

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