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The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree (1976)7.6 /10

18 (AR) · Soviet Union · Georgian, Russian · 107 min · Oct 1978 · More  
Directed by:  Tengiz Abuladze

Storyline:  A pre-revolutionary tale of a village in Georgia and the dreams and yearnings of its inhabitants. The focus is on the love story between Marita, a recently arrived young woman, and Gedia, a poor young man whom the village elders do not consider a good candidate for marriage. The traditions, frustrations and yearnings of the villagers are narrated from a poetic but arduous point of view, putting their possibility of dreaming in constant crisis.

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