The Wishing Tree
ნატვრის ხე (original)
This poetic parable is part of Tenghiz Abuladze’s cinematic triptych: “The Supplication” – “The Wishing Tree” – “Repentance”. The place is Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century. That’s how director Tenghiz Abuladze described his film: “’The Wishing Tree’ is a film about the people lit up by a dream. Every character has its own ideal. One is worshipping the skies, another the earth, some idolize the body, others elevate the spirit. Some destroy the body, others the soul…” Marita, the film’s heroine, arrived here to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. But her relatives are determined to marry the girl off to a local rich man…
Starring Lika Kavjaradze, Soso Jachvliani, Zaza Kolelishvili, Kote Daushvili, Sofiko Chiaureli, Erosi Manjgaladze, Otar Megvinetukhutsesi, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Gogi Gegechkori, Sesilia Takaishvili
It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 8.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.
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