The Way Home

The Way Home

1981 · 78 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, History

The film is set in southern Georgia during Ottoman control, where inhabitants, who were driven from their homes due to enemy invasions, try to return home through different means. One of these inhabitants is the young scholar Antimoz.

Directed by Aleqsandre Rekhviashvili · Written by Aleqsandre Rekhviashvili

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