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An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.

The screenplay for Khibula was inspired by the real events taking place in Georgia briefly after the country regained its independence in 1991. Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the first president of Georgia, elected by the majority of votes, was driven into exile by coup d'etat. Even though he returned to regain power soon after, political clashes once again forced him to flee into the mountains. Based on the final chapter of the first President's life, the film starts off by following his journey accompanied and pursued by both friend and foe.

In Svaneti, the mountainous region of Georgia, there is the Jachvliani clan tower known to have shown an angel figure of white smoke. At these times the tower inhabitants always prayed as the angel was believed to protect them. One day a man from another clan was killed in the tower and the angel has never made its appearance since.

Otar Nizharadze is an unrelenting fighter against the corruption, fraud, and crookedness reigning in the society.

A recluse living in the Channel Islands develops an obsession with the ward of wealthy steam engine enterpreneur Mess Lethierry, his niece Deruchette, in the 1820s.

The film tells the life of a Georgian woman from 1920s to the present day. Love, marriage, Russian annexation and collectivization, world war, loss of children - Sidonia went through many sorrows and troubles on her way of life, but she always maintained spiritual courage and hope for the future.

The male choir enthusiastically welcomed the new conductor, a charming young woman.

Architect David Mikeladze is wanted by the Soviet Security Committee for arrest. He manages to move to Turkey and starts a new life there, creating a second family. After Georgia gains independence, David Mikeladze returns to his homeland and dies there, as his family was told, of a heart attack. Years later, his son arrives in Georgia, finds his half-brother, and learns the true cause of his father's death.

A group of geologists discover oil under the fields where Sosana, the aged and anachronistic father, raises his herd with his unhappy wife, her friend and his growing boy with whom he displays a wonderful rapport. The land is invaded by big machinery that feels remarkably alien to the serene and natural aesthetic of the valley. The family all enjoys the pleasures and storytelling capacity a slide projector grants them, but it too feels distinctly out of place in a town with no plumbing.

It’s about a 13th-century Georgian legendary avenger, the noble robber Matsi Khvitia, who bravely fought against the princes’ arbitrary rule.

The film recounts a meeting between veterans of the WWII at the site of former battles.

It is set during the 11th century and tells of the reign of King George I. He is at war with Byzantine Empire ruled by Basil II. Apart from ongoing war, he has to fight rebellious Georgian tribes. Problems occur when King George falls in love with Shorena. For her, the King is willing to go against the church. The story is based on famous novel by Konstantine Gamsakhrudia.

Alexi leaves the house of his father and stepmother and rents an apartment. He wants to be independent and find his place in the world. But no basic changes ensue – he has the same friends, with the same trivial conversations and the same inactivity. Only the death of his favorite teacher, to whom the young man felt very close, really changes his habitual way of life. Alexi makes a decision: he refuses a place at a research institute and leaves for a teaching job at a village school, the same school his mentor used to work at.

Eighteenth century. Georgia weakened by external and internal wars. The main characters of the film sacrifice their lives to establish peace between separate corners, to fight for spirituality. They die, but their legacy - songs, wall paintings, cultural monuments - survive the ravages of time.

In a mountainous village in Adjara, a large family lives under constant threat of being swept away by a landslide. Each member finds their own way to survive and solve their personal problems.

The film tells the story of a chess coach who establishes a strong women's chess school in Georgia. The film is not biographical, although the prototype of the main character is the famous coach Vakhtang Karseladze.

A young man, who avoided military service thanks to his caring parents, is enjoying his student life. Suddenly, his closest friend, who has returned from the army, dies heroically. The young man feels a twinge of conscience and begins to reevaluate his life.

A childless family adopts a child to raise. The husband takes good care of the baby, but his wife tries to avoid the responsibilities of the mother and finally, taking advantage of her husband's absence, she takes the baby back. In the second family, the situation is the opposite - Lia wants to adopt a baby, but her careless husband prevents her.

Officer Zhilin, a Caucasus officer, receives a letter from his mother and returns home. He and another Russian officer are attacked by mountaineers, and Zhilin is captured without ransom money.

Story about one of the leaders of the partisan movement Nestor Kalandarishvili during Russian Civil War in Siberia.

The film is based on real events. In pre-revolutionary Moscow, an underground printing house was established and operated, producing leaflets, proclamations, as well as the illegal newspaper Rabochy. The printing house was organized by Georgian revolutionaries under the cover of a fruit store located on Lesnaya Street.…

Iato runs away from home to replace the unknown singer in music band which causes concern for her older sister and attracts the attention of the police.

Dato’s friends learn that his lover Tamriko is getting married to another man. They decide to get Tamriko and Dato closer to each other. They ask Tamriko a nurse, to go with them in the ambulance outside the city. Tamriko learns that she is kidnapped and demands that she is brought back home. However, Tamriko gets to like the company of her "kidnappers" and stays.

Arsena got tired of being a farmer, decided to go to Batumi and start working on a ship. Arriving in Batumi, he encounters a film crew that urgently needs a rescuer. But Arsena can't adjust to the restless life of the film crew, he misses the village, and when this "experienced sailor" almost drowns at sea because he doesn't know how to swim, he has no choice but to return home.

Using a marriage broker, a Prince in dire financial straits plans to marry the wealthy daughter of a merchant, The girl is in love with the nephew of the prince. Forced by her father into the unwelcome match, she finds a friend in another matchmaker. They arrange it so that the prince will not like the girl when he meets her.

A graduate of a sewing school arrives in a Kakhetian village. Insisting on opening a fashion house there, the energetic and good-natured Makvala makes the life of the villagers much more lively.

Growing up in Soviet Tbilisi, Lado moves through strict school days, developing a quiet crush on a classmate, and spending a summer in a seaside town that tests loyalty, friendship, and the limits of growing up under authoritarian regime with his uncle and best friend.

A film about the first football team to be formed in Georgia, based in Poti at the beginning of XX century.

The film is based on a story by the renowned Czech writer Karel Čapek, which the filmmakers adapted to the everyday life of the region of Samegrelo in Western Georgia. Samegrelo is home to the “world record in throwing,” but the film’s protagonist only achieves this feat after being verbally insulted.

18th-century Turkmenistan. By the will of the rulers of the Khanate of Khiva, the once-blooming land was turned into a desert. In order to unite the scattered nomadic tribes and make his people independent, the elder of one of the tribes, Khodjanepes, secretly travels to St. Petersburg to seek help from Peter I. The tsar, who was interested in strengthening the southern borders, sent Prince Cherkassky's expeditionary force to Turkmenistan, but he made a grave mistake. After listening to the Khiva Khan, who had heard about Khodjanepes's visit to the Russian capital, the tsar divided the expedition into two groups, giving Khodjanepes an excellent opportunity to deal with his soldiers.

Famous mountaineers Simon and Alexandra Lomidze were tragically caught in an avalanche while climbing Tetnuldi. The avalanche swept Simon and his friend into the abyss, leaving Simon’s younger brother, Alyosha, deeply inspired by the diary entries of his deceased brother. Alyosha, who had never been particularly fond of mountaineering, was determined to conquer Tetnuldi in his brother’s memory. This inspired a series of expeditions to conquer other peaks, including Ushba, Shkheldi, and many more. The following mountaineers participated in these expeditions: M. Anuprikov, I. Arkin, G. Akhvlediani, G. Gulbani, G. Deberli, P. Khazarov, I. Lapshenikov, I. Nemsitsveridze, V. Mukhin, and G. Khutsishvili.

A teenager finds himself against natural disasters. This fight forces him to become adult.

Lazar helped grandma Varo, who came to the city from the village, fill out a sports lotto ticket. A few days later, the young man discovered that this particular ticket was the winning one. Without thinking twice, he went in search of grandmother...

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza arrive in Georgia to free Prometheus - the same Amiran, who is chained in the Caucasus Mountains. They meet the local prince Luarsab and go with him in search of Amiran. Their journey is both funny and sad. They try to establish justice, help everyone, but their actions are incomprehensible to the population. They encounter cruelty, indifference, categoricality... However, they also meet good people.

The parable tells the story of a prince who embarks on a journey across the land in search of happiness, but is unable to find a caring person anywhere.