Legacy

2006 1h 15m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 16

Drama

Synopsis

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Three French hipsters and their translator travel through rural Georgia to claim a remote, ruined castle that one of them has inherited. En route, they encounter an old man and his grandchild who are on a journey to carry out a mysterious, morbid ritual designed to end a conflict between warring clans.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sylvie Testud
Patricia
Stanislas Merhar
Jean
Olga Legrand
Céline
Pascal Bongard
Nikolaï
Giorgi Babluani
The young man
Leo Gaparidze
The grandfather
Augustin Legrand
The mute man
Levan Uchaneishvili

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gela Babluani
Writers: Gela Babluani, Temur Babluani
Languages: French, Georgian

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Georgian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gela Babluani, shot by Tariel Meliava. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Noémie Moreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sylvie Testud and Stanislas Merhar and Olga Legrand carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0498134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gela Babluani directs. Tariel Meliava behind the camera. Noémie Moreau cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in French, Georgian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Georgian.
4Directed by Gela Babluani, shot by Tariel Meliava. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Noémie Moreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sylvie Testud and Stanislas Merhar and Olga Legrand carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0498134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.