Joseph (Soso) Jachvliani

Give me the pump

The life of Jorje, tour guide from Brazil, changes dramatically as he travels to Svaneti, small, beautiful and very exotic region in Caucasian mountains of country of Georgia to learn about the sense of humor and jokes specific to this place. But he discovers the humor here can become even wilder then the Caucasian mountains.

Svani

In Svaneti, the mountainous region of Georgia, there is the Jachvliani clan tower known to have shown an angel figure of white smoke. At these times the tower inhabitants always prayed as the angel was believed to protect them. One day a man from another clan was killed in the tower and the angel has never made its appearance since.

A Chef in Love

The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the early 1920s. All is well until the arrival of the Red Army of the Caucasus, as the Soviet revolution that has swept Russian comes to Georgia. Told as a flashback from the present, as a French-Georgian man whose mother was Pascal's lover translates his memoirs for Pascal's niece.

Sun of the Sleepless

The director dedicated this lyrical, epic film-confession to the memory of his father who was a doctor. The film’s protagonist, an ambulance doctor, conducts dangerous experiments in search of a vitally important vaccine. His wife believes in his work, though his daughter would not understand him. His son, who is absolutely unlike his father in character, is trying to protect him. But self-denial in the name of science proves too high a price. Just when he is on the verge of discovery, the doctor loses everything he has gathered as a result of his twenty-year-long work. This loss brings him even closer to his son. The shooting of the film continued for seven years (1985-1992), making it a metaphorical culmination of the Soviet cinematography and the Soviet way of life as a whole.

Swallows and Sparrows

Ordinary resort life is going on in the Georgian seaside town. But something new is already in the air - the 90s are on the threshold.

Poslednyaya Osen

Начало 80-х годов прошлого века, закат "эры Брежнева"... Сотрудник МУРа честный и неподкупный майор Корнеев расследует дела о разбойных грабежах квартир состоятельных советских граждан. Банда действует явно по чьей-то наводке. В ходе расследования майор неожиданно выходит на крупных милицейских начальников, давно ставших "кунаками" воротил преступного мира...

White FLags

Zaza Nakashidze is imprisoned for a murder he never committed. While in jail he tries to prove his innocence and with other prisoners, real murderers and thieves, dreams of freedom.

Roots

In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...

The Barman from 'Golden Anchor'

A barman from an elite bar for Soviet nomenklatura is greedy and not a true Leninist at all. Someone who in the Soviet Union often becomes an 'easy pray' for evil CIA agents. The barman from the "Golden Anchor" is about to become a CIA agent himself but his friends and families help him to find some Soviet patriotism inside his soul.

Six Snowy Days

A teenager finds himself against natural disasters. This fight forces him to become adult.

‎Yurka - the Son of the Commander‎

A story about Yurka, a seven year old boy, who lives with his parents in a state border guards station.

The Bandit From The Brick Factory

Vazha, also known as Pkhinko, is a kind hearted person. He cannot remain indifferent when a man is beaten, but if he deserves it, he can punish himself and go to prison for it.

Magic Night

Dying, the father bequeathed to his sons: whoever masters the business better will inherit its lands. The three brothers studied with different masters for a long time and each mastered his profession in full. It's time to show everyone your skills. Meanwhile, the magical night was approaching. That night, grasses came to life in the forest, birds flew low, and spirits turned into people and held a celebration.

Three Syllables

The fairy tale about a young tsar who fell in love with the daughter of an artisan and decided to marry her.

The Tent of Wisdom

The film is based on the fables of Sulkhan-Saba Orbelia

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Wait for the Contact

During WWII in Ukraine both sides are desperately looking for the information about a forgotten weapons warehouse.

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The Wishing Tree

Marita arrives at a small village in Georgia to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. But her relatives are determined to marry the girl off to a local rich man…

Living Legends

The stone-cutter, Nasdika, transforms stones into works of art. The labourer, Ivané, harvests wheat in the field. The monk, Béka, paints his pictures in the convent cell. The nobleman, Kirilé, has decided to get married. The war started by enemies turns all these people into warriors. Living Legends is a parable, a hymn to the glory of the georgian people, enamoured of freedom and independence, whose most worthy sons have never hesitated to die in the name of the glorious future of their country.