Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Irakli Kvirikadze | ... | Nika | |
Tinatin Dalakishvili | ... | Anna | |
Avtandil Makharadze | ... | Shota | |
Merab Ninidze | ... | Levan | |
Darejan Kharshiladze | ... | Nino | |
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Giga Datiashvili | ... | Koka |
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Giorgi Khurtsilava | ... | Lasha |
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Giorgi Grdzelidze | ... | Sandro |
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Giorgi Tabidze | ... | Oto |
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Vakho Chachanidze | ... | Irakli |
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Kato Kalatozishvili | ... | Tamuna |
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Beka Lemonjava | ... | Zuriko |
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Iliko Sukhishvili | ... | Father Daniil |
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Mikheil Gomiashvili | ... | Tengiz |
Nadezhda Mikhalkova | ... | Maya |
The movie describes real events that took place in 1983, when seven young Georgians, all from intellectual elite families, attempted to flee the Soviet Union by hijacking an airliner. The crisis ended with a storming of the airliner by Soviet special forces that resulted in eight dead. The surviving hijackers were subsequently convicted and executed. Written by Bazza the Beast
It is a special film. Superficial, at the first sigh, maybe only a sketch but perfect for remind the realities unde Soviet regime. A special virtue Avtandil Makharadye as Shota . And the fine portraits of the characters. It is not easy to explain the roots and the desire and the needs of the young people looking for be in Occident. But the realism of acting gives many clues. Without explain < proposing only pieces for define, in fair and delicate manner, the enthusiasm and adrenaline , the mistakes as result of panic and fear and absence of experience, the sufferance of parents, the need to understand of a mother. Yes, it is inspired by a real case, one from many results of desperation behind Iron Courtain. But it has , in same measure, status of warning and hommage and manifesto. Its aspect of sketch is its main virtue because things like thant are only imagenated and feeled.