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
as
Nino Surguladze
as Anna
Mariam Chichinadze
as
Irina Kupchenko
as
Valentina Telichkina
as Glasha
Nino Arsenishvili
as Keto
Guranda Gabunia
as Mariam
Darejan Kharshiladze
as Darejan
Nineli Chankvetadze
as
Maia Tatishvili
as
