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The Way Home

The Way Home

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The Way Home

1981

1h 18m

4.8(11 votes)

Drama

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Overview

The film is set in southern Georgia during Ottoman control, where inhabitants, who were driven from their homes due to enemy invasions, try to return home through different means. One of these inhabitants is the young scholar Antimoz.

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Georgia-Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Vakhtang Panchulidze

Vakhtang Panchulidze

Ramaz Chkhikvadze

Ramaz Chkhikvadze

Avtandil Makharadze

Avtandil Makharadze

Zhanri Lolashvili

Zhanri Lolashvili

Vladimer Tsuladze

Teimuraz Bichiashvili

Zura Kipshidze

Zura Kipshidze

Zinaida Kverenchkhiladze

Otar Megvinetukhutsesi

Otar Megvinetukhutsesi

Zaqro Megrelishvili

Creative team

Directed by: Aleqsandre Rekhviashvili
Written by: Aleqsandre Rekhviashvili
Erlom Akhvlediani

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