Father of a Soldier


Father of a Soldier is a 1964 Georgian black-and-white World War II-themed drama film directed by Revaz Chkheidze based on a script by Suliko Jgenti. The leading role was played by Sergo Zakariadze. The film was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

Plot

Summer of 1942. The elderly Georgian farmer Giorgi Makharashvili learns that his son, Goderdzi, is wounded and was taken to a hospital. Giorgi is setting forth to visit his son. While he was getting there, the son recovered and got sent to the front. Giorgi decides to stay in the army and successfully gets enlisted to the motorized units. Together with his comrades in arms he goes to Germany. In the course of a battle Giorgi finally finds his son but after being wounded again, Goderdzi dies in his arms.

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