Roots

Roots

87 mins | Drama | July 4, 1987

In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...

Roots

87 mins | Drama | July 4, 1987

Roots
In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...
IMDb rating 8.8
Producers Georgian-Film, Cosmos Film
Original title ფესვები
Directors Karaman Mgeladze
Writers

Cast

Dodo Abashidze

as Giorgi Zakareishvili

Soso Jachvliani

as Young Giorgi Zakareishvili

Ia Parulava

as Young Madleni

Laurence Ragon

as Madleni

Gogi Gegechkori

as Samson Jandieri

Giorgi Jibladze

as Little Mate (as G. Jibladze)

Edisher Magalashvili

as Passenger of Train

Levan Abashidze

as Georges