Eldar SHENGELAIA
Эльдар ШЕНГЕЛАЯ
Eldar CHENGUELAIA
USSR (Georgia), 1964, 93mn 
fiction
Belyy karavan
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Белый караван

 

 Belyy karavan

 La Caravane blanche

 
Directed by : Eldar SHENGELAIA (Эльдар ШЕНГЕЛАЯ)
 
Cast
David ABASHIDZE (Давид АБАШИДЗЕ)
 
Cinematography : Georgi KALATOZISHVILI (Георгий КАЛАТОЗИШВИЛИ)
 

Plot synopsis
Every autumn, from Georgia, a white caravan arrives in the steppes on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Among the shepherds, Guela, who one day meets on the shores of the sea, Maria, daughter of a deceased fisherman. They love each other and Maria would like Guela to stay with her. But Guela has always dreamed of going to live in a big city...
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Georgian films on kinoglaz.fr, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 2019
- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 1964

Images