The Saplings (Russian: Саженцы, romanized: Sazhentsy, Georgian: ნერგები) is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Rezo Chkheidze. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Ramaz Chkhikvadze won the award for Best Actor.[1]
| The Saplings | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rezo Chkheidze |
| Written by | Suliko Jgenti |
| Produced by | Shota Laperadze |
| Starring | Ramaz Chkhikvadze Kakhi Kavsadze Mishiko Meskhi Meri Qoreli |
| Cinematography | Abessalom Maisuradze |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Languages | Georgian, Russian |
Plot
editA 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
External links
edit- The Saplings at IMDb
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