Givi Berikashvili

Cradle of Wine (2013)

The Train Went on and on (2005)

This is the story of the Tbilisi-Batumi train, which, due to a switchman's mistake, first enters the line of occupation of the Georgian region of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, then the train enters the city of Chiatura. ...

Doves of Paradise (1997)

An educationalist priest's attempt to promote literacy in a mountainous village is challenged by a brigade leader who views learning as a waste of time and a means to avoid actual work. ...

Ghosts of the Past (1996)

At the end of the 17th century, Georgia, weakened by war with foreign enemies and internal feudal disorder, came under the influence of Iran. Georgian kings had to fight under the Iranian flag. A similar fate befell King George XI. He was forced to spend m ...

White Flags (1990)

Zaza Nakashidze is imprisoned for a murder he never committed. While in jail he tries to prove his innocence and with other prisoners, real murderers and thieves, dreams of freedom. ...

The Fastest People in the World (1985)

Rachvelians, notables with their slowness tell awkward, partly unbelievable and very funny anecdotes they have gone through, while their countryman participates in long-distance race. ...

Everyone Needs Love (1980)

A graduate of a sewing school arrives in a Kakhetian village. Insisting on opening a fashion house there, the energetic and good-natured Makvala makes the life of the villagers much more lively. ...

Wedding Imeretian Style (1979)

Arriving in his native village, a young sculptor falls in love with one of the villager girl and decides to create a statue of her. This relationship ends with marriage after many vicissitudes. ...

Three Sons-In-Law (1978)

Kahi and Baadur get a letter from Berik, who sent them photographs of women and a letter in which he informs them that he has decided to marry one of them. Having also decided to build their family life with unmarried others, the friends buy a hive of bees ...

Lemon Cake (1977)

Road masters Abessalom, Beso and Gigla decide to enjoy lemon cake for dessert. ...

Data Tutashkhia (1977)

A just man becomes an outlaw. He is pursued by the police over the years, while he tries to fight the injustice in the world, but he can't figure out the minds of his fellow men, and is often misunderstood. ...

Butterfly (1977)

A short story about three cheerful road workers who help a beautiful girl catch butterflies. ...

Mountain Summiters (1977)

Having met road workers, a sports instructor convinces them to sign up in the mountaineering section and begin to conquer the surrounding peaks. ...

When Mothers Aren't At Home (1977)

Based on Revaz Inanishvili story "Men" ...

The Wishing Tree (1976)

Marita arrives at a small village in Georgia to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. ...

Tbilisi and Her Citizens (1976)

A sixteen novels about a life of a people in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. ...

Thermometer (1976)

Three road workers apply road markings. Exhausted by the excruciating heat, Gigla pretends to be sick by putting a randomly found street thermometer in his bosom. ...

Three Rubles (1976)

Having found three rubles on the road near a change house, road masters Abessalom, Beso and Gigla decided to go to the city. ...

On Saturday Night (1975)

Absalom and Gigla had a fight with Beso and after a long run through the mountains they tried to get away from him in an old Zaporozhets. But Beso didn't let them leave: he lifted the light car by the rear bumper and held it suspended for more than a day. ...

Spring On A Roadside (1975)

Puple, Valerian and Asiko are elderly actors. People no longer pay attention to the famous actors of the past. The troupe went on tour without them. They gladly agree to introduce their art to the residents of the village of Fandauri, but as they arrive in ...

Wine Thieves (1975)

Co-villagers lead secretly into scrooge-type Elibo's wine-cellar, but good wine makes them to sing loudly and awaken Elibo joins to thieves feast. ...

At the Black Sea (1975)

A young Muscovite spends his vacation in a small Abkhazian village. The joys and sorrows, everyday life and holidays of the villagers invade his life, and he becomes an active participant in them. ...

Stairs (1975)

A part of Almighty Love ...

Farewell, Inesa! (1974)

A popular actor, Alonso plays the role of a noble knight on stage, but in real life, in the face of hooligans, he turns out to be a coward. ...

Betting (1974)

Three road workers set at a rest stop waiting for paint to apply road markings. ...

Hello Neighbor! (1973)

The Light of Autumn (1973)

Vakhtang is talented artist but family liabilities don't allow him to work seriously. His wife Eka takes advantage of husband's trip out of town and exchanges her flat for a house in a colorful old city and sets up the artist's studio. ...

Kvevri (1971)

Gogia brings home a kvevri (georgian wine vessel) made in Imereti in Kakheti . Kvevri brought from a distance with a sledgehammer breaks carelessly. Gogia takes craftsman Abesalom home, who repairs the kvevri, but he himself will get stuck inside of it . ...

General Rakhimov (1967)

The plot is based on facts from a military biography of General Sabir Rakhimov, the division commander in the Second Belorussian Front. Time of action - World War II. ...

Londre (1966)

This touching comedy follows a poor soldier who is mistaken for Jesus Christ in a poor village. The film tells the story of a quick-witted and resourceful soldier who uses this misidentification to outsmart rich merchants, the mayor, and finally Father Amb ...

Falling Leaves (1966)

A young worker takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State. ...

Cradle of Wine (2013)