GE

2014

52 min

Finished

The Ruler

Khelmtsipe

Directing: Shalva Shengeli

Synopsis

Should the monument to Stalin be left in the nunnery yard? Main question of the film became a cause of a conflict between the populations in small Georgian village. Nunnery at the 7th century Saviour’s Temple on one side and the leaders monument on the other - is it possible to co-exist? How the church became a shelter for the leader whose name was associated with the fight against religion? What kind of ideological conflicts are typical for 21st century Georgia? Authors of the film are looking for answers to these questions.