The Saplings

The Saplings
Film poster
Directed byRezo Chkheidze
Written bySuliko Jgenti
Produced byShota Laperadze
StarringRamaz Chkhikvadze
Kakhi Kavsadze
Mishiko Meskhi
Meri Qoreli
CinematographyAbessalom Maisuradze
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesGeorgian, Russian

The Saplings (Russian: Саженцы, romanizedSazhentsy, Georgian: ნერგები) is a 1972 Soviet drama directed by Rezo Chkheidze. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Ramaz Chkhikvadze won the award for Best Actor.[1]

Plot

A grandfather and his grandson set out to find seedlings of very tasty, high-quality pears. They manage to find the seedlings, but the journey home is difficult. Along the way, the grandfather plants a few trees to protect the seedlings from freezing. While hitching a ride, they see a truck nearly fall off a cliff. To save the truck, the grandfather places the seedlings under its wheels for traction. As they return home, he reassures his grandson, saying, "Next year, spring will come again."

Cast

  • Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Luka
  • Kakhi Kavsadze as Daviti
  • Mishiko Meskhi as Kakha
  • Meri Qoreli as Elisabed, grandma
  • Sesilia Takaishvili as Tsitsino
  • Zeinab Botsvadze as Mother
  • Zura Qapianidze as Cart driver
  • Mikheil Vashadze as Dateshidze
  • Serafim Strelkov as Mr. Fletcher

References

  1. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.