The Waltz on the Petschora

The Waltz on the Petschora (1992)

Released: 1992-02-04 Duration: 1hr 42min
Genres: Drama History
Rating 2.5
A film like a lament, without emphasis, painful and moving, a signal from the East that has not yet submitted to the political and aesthetic will of the West

Overview

Set in 1937 Stalinist Georgia, the film traces the parallel destinies of a mother, condemned by the government as "an enemy of the people" and exiled to a work camp in Siberia, and her daughter, who meanwhile is sent to an orphanage. Arriving at the overcrowded work camp, the mother and other women who are not considered strong enough to be labourers, must journey still farther, crossing the icy Siberian landscape in search of food and shelter. At the same time, the daughter escapes the orphanage and returns to her former home, where she finds that a KGB officer has taken up residence. He protects her and an uneasy rapport between them develops—one of abhorrence and attraction, need and suspicion.

Production Companies

Lileo Arts
Georgianfilm
Georgianfilm

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ka
Popularity 0.658

Directed By

Lana Gogoberidze

Crew

Original Music Composer
Giorgi Tsintsadze
Director of Photography
Georgi Beridze
Production Design
Shota Gogolashvili

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