Repentance (1987 film)

Repentance Georgian , Monanieba , Russian , Pokayaniye is a Georgian film directed by Tengiz Abuladze. The movie was made in 1984, but its release was banned in the Soviet Union for its semiallegorical critique of Stalinism. It premiered at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, winning the FIPRESCI Prize, Grand Prize of the Jury, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

During the trial, Varlams son Abel Avtandil Makharadze denies any wrongdoings by his father and his lawyer tries to get Ketevan declared insane. Varlams grandson Tornike Merab Ninidze is shocked by the revelations about the crimes of his grandfather. He ultimately commits suicide. Abel himself then throws Varlams corpse off a cliff on the outskirts of the town.At the end the film returns to the scene of the woman preparing a cake. An old woman is asking her at the window whether this is the road that leads to the temple. The woman replies that the road is Varlam street and will not lead to the temple. The old woman replies What good is a road if it doesnt lead to a temple?. ........

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