Arsena, the Brigand

Arsena, the Brigand

65 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | Feb. 3, 1923

Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.

Arsena, the Brigand

65 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | Feb. 3, 1923

Arsena, the Brigand
Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.
Producers Georgian-Film
Original title არსენა ყაჩაღი
Directors Vladimir Barsky
Writers Vladimir Barsky

Cast

Grigol Chechelashvili

as Arsena Odzelashvili

Kote Andronikashvili

as Count Irakli

Zaqaria Berishvili

as Mouravi

Vaso Arabidze

as Count Vakhtangi

A. Barkhudarova

as Countess Rusudan