Roots
1987, Georgian. Directed by Guguli Mgeladze.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Georgian
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Cast & crew
- Guguli MgeladzeDirector
- David AbashidzeGiorgi Zakareishvili
- Joseph JachvlianiYoung Giorgi Zakareishvili
- Ya ParulavaYoung Madleni
- Aleksandr MedzmariashviliYoung Henry
- Laurence RagonMadleni
- Nugzar KurashviliHenry
- Gogi GegechkoriSamson Jandieri
- Merab NinidzeCast
- Malkhaz GorgiladzeMate
- Giorgi JibladzeLittle Mate (as G. Jibladze)
- Edisher MagalashviliPassenger of Train
- Levan AbashidzeGeorges
Details
- Released
- 4 July 1987
- Original title
- ფესვები
- Country
- France, Soviet Union
- Written by
- Suliko Zhgenti
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Roots runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Roots isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 July 1987. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed Roots?
Roots (1987) was directed by Guguli Mgeladze and stars David Abashidze, Joseph Jachvliani, Ya Parulava.