Repentance

Repentance

A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!

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Release Date

5/1/1987

Runtime

153 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Georgian

Budget

-

Revenue

$215,496

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A surreal political fable where a corpse won't stay buried, blending dark comedy with the weight of historical atrocity. It's a nightmarish vision that uses the grotesque and the absurd to interrogate complicity, trauma, and whether redemption is possible for those who wielded authoritarian power.

Mood

BleakAbsurdAngryContemplative

Themes

CorruptionPowerJusticeRedemptionGrief

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Meditative

Look

FormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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