The Land of the Ancestors
1979, Georgian. Directed by Giga Lortkipanidze & Giuli Chokhonelidze.
Second World War. The fascists attack Svaneti. Old Betkili, whose son was killed in the war, lives far from the village. The old man comes across a Soviet soldier, Lasha, and shelters him in the mountains, but soon finds the soldier’s behavior suspicious.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Georgian
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- Released
- 30 October 1979
- Original title
- წინაპართა მიწა
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- ინგა გარუჩავა, პეტრე ხოტიანოვსკი
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The Land of the Ancestors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 October 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Land of the Ancestors?
The Land of the Ancestors (1979) was directed by Giga Lortkipanidze and Giuli Chokhonelidze and stars Giuli Chokhonelidze, Zura Kipshidze, Giorgi Machaidze.