The Other Bank

The Other Bank

2009 · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama

Life creates many obstacles for 12 years old boy - Tedo. Tedo belongs to the generation, which was forced to mass displacement because of the civil war in Abkhazia, one of the most beatiful places in Georgia. The civil war took away everything Tedo had, even hope. The film tells about an extraordinary internal drama of a little boy, his thoughts, feelings, pasions, sorrows and efforts to take arms against the difficulties.

Directed by Giorgi Ovashvili · Written by Nugzar Shataidze

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