Giorgi Bartaia

Butterflies die if you move them elsewhere. But artists without a living can’t stay together in their commune in Tbilisi forever.

The story of a Georgian applicant to VGIK, forced to hide the story of his repressed father.

In a mountainous village in Adjara, a large family lives under constant threat of being swept away by a landslide. Each member finds their own way to survive and solve their personal problems.

At a glance, the main characters of the film are usual peasants: they hoe and dig the ground; they are busy with animal husbandry and grow crops. But the feature which makes them different from other villagers is their great love to theatre. In winter and summer, in snow and rain, every day they gather in a damaged building, have rehearsals and stage some new performances. The stage is the main driving force in their life, as long ago they’ve been poisoned with the dust of theatre.