On The Way Home

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On The Way Home

Director: Giorgi Kvelidze
Producer: Nino Shengelaia, David Michael, Charlotte Savage, George Kvelidze
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Screenwriter: N/A
Cinematographer: Josh Braunreuther
Cast: Nikusha "Haiku Berulava, Iamze Giorgadze
Release Year: 2024
Language: Georgian
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary

Synopsis

(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) In 1993, after a war in Abkhazia, Georgia known as the Abkhaz-Georgian Conflict, thousands of ethnic Georgian families sought refuge in the decaying Soviet sanatoriums nestled in the town of Tskaltubo, in western Georgia. This poignant documentary unveils the untold stories of these displaced individuals as they try to build a new life amid the haunting ruins, revealing not only their resilience and camaraderie, but also the profound transformation of the sanatoriums from symbols of health and luxury to havens of survival and unity. Iamze, 81, and Nikusha, 12, are awaiting promised government housing, all the while being indelibly shaped by the echoes of war.