A crumbling mill where Georgians roast each other while waiting for corn? Peak cinema.
On the outskirts of the modern city, an old mill stands. Townspeople come here to grind corn, while waiting for their turn, they share memories of the past, discuss present concerns, joke, and argue.
Acting
Ensemble cast feels genuinely lived-in, not performed
Writing
Conversations that wander like real life, but sharper
Director
Rezo Esadze
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during late Soviet Georgia, the film captures a specific pre-independence cultural moment when rural traditions still held against urbanization.
Director Rezo Esadze was primarily a documentarian; this rare fiction piece preserves actual regional dialects and customs that have since disappeared.
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