MOTHER OF THE EARTH

Symposium

The sole remaining inhabitants of a Georgian mountain village are old Giorgi, whose days are numbered, and the director’s grandmother, who “replays” her desperately lonely life. The film, which won the main prize at Oberhausen in 1982, ends with a prayer.
Adgilis deda / Mutter der Erde
GSSR 1982 / 22 min
Director: Goderdzi Tšoheli
  • Screenplay: Goderdzi Tšoheli
  • Cinematographer: Nikolos Suhišvili
  • Cast: Sofiko Tšoheli
  • Production Company: Theater- und Kinoakademie Šota Rustaveli - Tbilisi
The sole remaining inhabitants of a Georgian mountain village are old Giorgi, whose days are numbered, and the director’s grandmother, who “replays” her desperately lonely life. The film, which won the main prize at Oberhausen in 1982, ends with a prayer.
  • Screenplay: Goderdzi Tšoheli
  • Cinematographer: Nikolos Suhišvili
  • Cast: Sofiko Tšoheli
  • Production Company: Theater- und Kinoakademie Šota Rustaveli - Tbilisi