Arsena, the Brigand
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Arsena, the Brigand

6.0 / 10 1923 1h 5mNR Georgian
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

GC

Grigol Chechelashvili

Arsena Odzelashvili

Lead
Pavel Yesikovsky

Pavel Yesikovsky

Gigo

KA

Kote Andronikashvili

Count Irakli

Zakaria Berishvili

Zakaria Berishvili

Mouravi

AB

A. Barkhudarova

Countess Rusudan

Nato Vachnadze

Nato Vachnadze

nino

Vaso Abashidze

Vaso Abashidze

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What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vladimir Barsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Arsena, the Brigand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker