Flight of the Sparrows
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A journey in a second-class passenger car in Soviet Georgia. People are squeezed into cramped seats, some of them trying to get comfortable on lying places - shelves. The main "entertainment" is an elegant blond man who claims he is an actor and has traveled the world. His stories mesmerize most of the passengers. Nevertheless, there is a man of stern appearance who differs from the masses. He travels with a trained sparrow hidden in his coat and does not believe the tales of the so-called actor, and openly declares it. The men get into a fight...
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Elguja Burduli
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L. Aimbarashvili
Temur Babluani
Teimuraz Bichiashvili
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Rostom Lortkipanidze
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Amiran Amiranashvili
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Rezo Esadze
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Tristan Saralidze
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Lado Burduli
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Guram Pirtskhalava
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Levan Pilpani
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Temur Babluani Director
First release January 6, 1980 · Produced in Russia · Languages Georgian, Russian
Production
Georgia-Film
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Georgian-Film
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Russia
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Original title
ბეღურების გადაფრენა
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
Georgian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 6, 1980
Tbilisi
Russia · January 6, 1980
Theatrical · Georgian · Tbilisi
No release date listed for United States.
Georgia
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Russia
January 5, 1986 · TV · Russian · Central Television USSR
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