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Repentance (1987)
The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
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The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Tengiz Abuladze, Nana Janelidze, Rezo Kveselava
In Theaters:12/4/1987
Box Office:$215,496
Runtime:153 minutes
Studio:Sovexportfilm, Georgia-Film
Cast
Tengiz Abuladze
Director
Avtandil Makharadze
Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze
Iya Ninidze
Guliko
Zeinab Botsvadze
Ketevan Barateli
Ketevan Abuladze
Nino Barateli
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Sandro Barateli
Kakhi Kavsadze
Mikheil Koresheli
Merab Ninidze
Tornike
Nino Zaqariadze
Elene Korisheli
Nano Ochigava
Young Ketevan
Georgi Mataradze
Amiran Amiranashvili (II)
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