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71% Critic Match
Repentance
“A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!”
7.1 / 10• 1987• 2h 33m•NR• Georgian
DramaComedy
Storyline
The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
Cast & Crew
Avtandil Makharadze
Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze
Lead
Iya Ninidze
Guliko
Zeinab Botsvadze
Ketevan Barateli
KA
Ketevan Abuladze
Nino Barateli
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Sandro Barateli
Kakhi Kavsadze
Mikheil Koresheli
Merab Ninidze
Tornike
NZ
Nino Zaqariadze
Elene Korisheli
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tengiz Abuladze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Repentance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
