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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is holy to them.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Sergey Zavriev
Диамид
P. Chkoniya
Sh. Asatiani

Siko Vachnadze

Shalva Gambashidze

Victor Gamkrelidze

Mikheil Gelovani

Valerian Gunia
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Mikheil Chiaureli directs. Anton Polikevich behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.
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JSC "Sakhkinmretsvi"
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