Varlam, the despotic mayor of a small town, dies. After his funeral, his body is repeatedly unearthed and buried again. Through flashbacks and dreamlike scenes, we witness his rise, power and ambiguities.
1984
HD
153min
Soviet Union
Georgian
Tengiz Abuladze
Zeinab Botsvadze
Avtandil Makharadze
Iya Ninidze
Merab Ninidze
Edisher Giorgobiani
Kakhi Kavsadze
Ketevan Abuladze
Nino Zaqariadze
Nano Ochigava
symbolism
corruption
rebellion
trial
satire
philosophy
georgia
redemption
dictatorship
sin
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