π Overview:
The film tells a strange story, in flashback, about a British Telegraph Companyβs engineer named Hughes appearing in a distant Guria village. Falling in love with the beautiful Anna, the Englishman became the enemy of her brother, Bolshevik Nestor. Both Hughes and Nestor were shot dead by Lavrenty Mgeladze, who had once had everything, but later was dispossessed and driven out of the village. The old Anna told that story to a young composer who recorded the music: βMy dear homeland, why are you weeping?β¦β
π Languages Available:
Georgian
,
Russian
π Date Released:
1987-10-04
β Running Time:
76 mins
β Vote Average:
5.6
Beloved Cast
Christopher Hughes (English telegraphist)
Janri Lolashvili
Anna
Nineli Chankvetadze
Nestor Neoradze (chairman of the village commune)
Guram Pirtskhalava
Lavrenti Mgeladze (rich man)
Elguja Burduli
Lizi
Rusudan Bolqvadze
Tiko Eliosidze
Tamara Tsitsishvili
father of Anna and Nestor
Shalva Kherkheulidze
agitator communard
Giorgi Dadiani
monk
Gia Lejava
communard
Berdia Intskirveli