About socialist construction and feudal survivors of the village Tkvarchelli, located in the Caribbean region of Abkhazia, whose inhabitants hold on to tribal traditions, and refused to work in the Soviet mines for a long time..
Valentin Turkin
Soviet Union
Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific appetite for Soviet-era regional dramas or you’re just really into mid-century Abkhazian mountain life. If you want something that moves fast, skip it. If you like movies that feel like they were dug up from a basement, you’ll probably find something t...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Oleg Frelikh
Maurice Elvey
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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific appetite for Soviet-era regional dramas or you’re just really into mid-century Abkhazian mountain life. If you want something that moves fast, skip it. If you like movies that feel like they were dug up from a basement, you’ll probably find something to latch onto. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs. The whole thing is built around this tension where the locals are basically saying "no thanks" to the Soviet mining agenda. It’s..."
