Udzinarta mze

Mar 1 1992 N/A 2h 3m
Crime, Drama

The director dedicated this lyrical, epic film-confession to the memory of his father who was a doctor. The film’s protagonist, an ambulance doctor, conducts dangerous experiments in search of a vitally important vaccine. His wife believes in his work, though his daughter would not understand him. His son, who is absolutely unlike his father in character, is trying to protect him. But self-denial in the name of science proves too high a price. Just when he is on the verge of discovery, the doctor loses everything he has gathered as a result of his twenty-year-long work. This loss brings him even closer to his son. The shooting of the film continued for seven years (1985-1992), making it a metaphorical culmination of the Soviet cinematography and the Soviet way of life as a whole.

Plot

The Sun of the Sleepless. The film is about a doctor named Gela Bendeliani (Elgudzha Burduli) and his wealthless family in Tbilisi in Soviet Georgia. In the film Gela Bendeliani has an unlimited capacity for generosity and forgiveness.

Written by

Temur Babluani

Directed by

Temur Babluani

Cast

Elguja Burduli, David Kazishvili, Lia Babluani

Crew

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Production Countries

Georgia

Production Companies

Georgian-Film, Adam da Eva

Languages

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,745
Average Rating
8.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA