Baadur Balarjishvili

A bohemian circle of Tbilisi youth in the 1980s: bound by shared interests, yet still strangers to one another—each carrying a hidden pain that leaves its mark on their daily lives.

Boy’s first encounter with human cruelty occurs as hunters kill and skin a bear. The gruesome scene sparks physical disgust, spiritual anxiety, profound guilt, and growing alienation from the adults.

Kalenike, a peasant from Lechkhumi who has come to Kutaisi to sell walnuts, ends up at a wrestling show, where he tries his hand at the arena. He discovers an extraordinary talent for boxing. His coach and patron Baadur Kherkheulidze signs a contract with a foreigner and travels with Kalenike to Paris , where adventures await them.

Khareba Jibuti, Prince Kharashvili’s right hand man becomes an outlaw after he witnesses a series of injustices. After meeting another outlaw Gogia Kenkiashvili he joins his bunch in the forest. They cause lots of trouble for the local rich thus winning the hearts and minds of poor people. Nevertheless, when captain Akhvlediani opens the hunting season on two renowned outlaws he finds a much-needed man who is ready to show him their whereabouts.