An absurdist allegory of the absorption of Georgia into the Soviet Union, a man's apartment is overrun by 'lodgers' who takeover the apartment, restrict his movements, and put him in a birdcage.
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Ramaz Khotivari
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Mikheil Vashadze
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Nino Koberidze
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Nana Shonia
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Badri Vasadze
Dato Evgenidze
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Lyrics
Holiday in Expectation of a Holiday
Mikheil Jojua
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Repentance
Jemal Mirzashvili
Dato Janelidze Director · Eka Guramishvili Editor
First release October 1, 1989 · Produced in Russia · Original title მდგმურები
Production
Georgia-Film
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Russia
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Original title
მდგმურები
Original language
Georgian
Release dates
Russia · October 1, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
June 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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