The Waltz on the Petschora

Set in 1937 Stalinist Georgia, the film traces the parallel destinies of a mother, condemned by the government as "an enemy of the people" and exiled to a work camp in Siberia, and her daughter, who meanwhile is sent to an orphanage. Arriving at the overcrowded work camp, the mother and other women who are not considered strong enough to be labourers, must journey still farther, crossing the icy Siberian landscape in search of food and shelter. At the same time, the daughter escapes the orphanage and returns to her former home, where she finds that a KGB officer has taken up residence. He protects her and an uneasy rapport between them develops—one of abhorrence and attraction, need and suspicion.

Cast

Guram Pirtskhalava

Nino Surguladze Anna

Mariam Chichinadze

Irina Kupchenko Valentina Telichkina Glasha

Nino Arsenishvili Keto

Guranda Gabunia Mariam Darejan Kharshiladze Darejan Nineli Chankvetadze

Maia Tatishvili

Manana Tskhovrebova

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