Released Date:
1987-03-01
Languages:
Georgian, Russian, Italian, German
Countries:
Soviet Union
Runtime:
153 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
8.4 (2461 Reviews)
Director:
Tengiz AbuladzeTengiz Abuladze
Nana Janelidze
Rezo Kveselava
The day after the funeral of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, his corpse turns up in his son's garden and is secretly reburied. But the corpse keeps returning, and the police eventually capture a local woman, who is accused of digging it up. She says that Varlam should never be laid to rest because he was responsible for a Stalin-like reign of terror that led to the disappearance of many of her friends...
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