If you like to watch Georgian cinema, then you will like this film, as it is a typical representative of the Georgian soul. A very human, deep and real-life film about a poor family from Tbilisi, whose son has gone to study medicine in America. When his father (a former wrestling champion) goes to see him, he discovers that his son has a gambling addiction and is financially indebted to a local mobster. To help him pay off the mafia, the father takes a menial job, but the money he earns is again lost by his son to gambling. He then embarks on another venture to make money, but without success. Finally, he meets the mobster face to face and offers him a bet - to fight to the tush, if the father loses, he will be forced to sell his apartment in Tbilisi to pay off the younger mobster, who in his youth also engaged in wrestling, if he wins, the mob will forgive his son's debt.
The film shows what sacrifice parents are willing to make to help their children. It shows the struggle of the poor who unite to seek justice, but encounter an injustice dictated by the same deprivation.
The film is Georgia's Oscar submission, and Levan Tedaishvili's role as the father is outstanding.
The film shows what sacrifice parents are willing to make to help their children. It shows the struggle of the poor who unite to seek justice, but encounter an injustice dictated by the same deprivation.
The film is Georgia's Oscar submission, and Levan Tedaishvili's role as the father is outstanding.