absolve me of my sins.
I give all these treasures
to the unfortunate orphans and widows.
I give up everything
I've earned by my honest work.
Bless you, my son.
These are hard times now.
Be careful.
Go back to your people,
to your religion.
Go back to your country.
I know everything about your life.
God is merciful.
May He reward people
with His heavenly blessing
for their earthly hardship and ordeal.
Thank Thee, Lord.
Nodar Zalikashvili.
Thank you.
Remember this.
God bless you.
Thank you.
My dream has come true.
TESTAMENT
Listen to me carefully, Durmishkhan.
From now on, all my business
will be in your hands.
Soon furs will arrive from the North.
You'll receive the load and do
with it whatever you deem right.
What's the matter, Osman-aha?
Why are you saying this?
For God's sake, explain what
happened?
Our paths go different ways now.
I bequeath to you
half of my wealth.
Try to be sensible
as how you use it.
Do not become a slave of money.
Protect your hearth.
Raise a good son.
You're leaving me alone.
Why?
DREAM
AND PRESENTIMENT OF DEATH
The sun goes up,
then the sun goes down.
It returns to
where it has risen from.
Rivers flow to the seas.
And the seas are never overflown.
The water gets back to its sources
in order to flow forever.
Everything disappears and
everything remains in the universe.
BEGINNING OF LOVE
Tomorrow is "berikaoba".
I'll be a butterfly.
I'm a butterfly.
If you're a butterfly,
then I'm a grasshopper.
- I'm a butterfly.
- I'm a grasshopper.
CZAR
AND POPULAR GAME
This is holy Nino.
Rise a little, Father, I'll put in
some hay. You'll be more comfortable.
I wish to know
what is the real situation today
in the country.
Go ahead and report to me.
With God's help
and as you commanded,
the fortress of Argaushvat
has been restored.
With God's help
and as you commanded,
the fortress of Daukhvdy
has been restored.
With God's help
and as you commanded,
the fortress of Dakhkar
has been restored.
O great Czar, our people
work indefatigably.
All the fortresses have been rebuilt.
And what do you have to say,
young man?
The Surami Fortress is crumbling,
sire.
And nothing can be done?
No. We build it and it crumbles.
Over and over again.
What is your advice?
All our efforts are in vain.
We should ask the fortuneteller.
Ask her.
Our great Czar!
I, peasant Torgvadze,
announce the beginning
of the Feast of Berike.
Protect me, Saint George!
We worship your visage!
Protect me from the dragon.
Protect me, Saint George!
Protect me from the dragon!
We worship your holy visage!
I ask you!
I beg you!
Protect me from the dragon!
Saint George!
My people, let's genuflect
in sacred memory of the heroes
who have died on battlefield
now and ever, throughout history.
I and my family
begin a rite of sacrifice.
Father, today I appeared
before the Czar.
Did he speak to you?
Yes, we discussed the matter
of building fortresses.
Have all the fortresses been built?
Yes, except for the Surami Fortress.
It's the hand of God!
Father, we decided to seek advice
from fortuneteller Vardo.
The people call her a clairvoyant.
Oh God!
How can a fortuneteller help?
Father, and what if a war starts?
Should a war start, father?
War is a terrible disaster, my son.
Are you afraid?
I am. Because no one knows
what may happen.
What shall we do, father?
THE WAY ZURAB SEES
AN INVASION
RUN OF TIME
What misfortune has brought you
here?
Speak up.
What misfortune?
Don't be angry with me, Vardo.
I can't see you.
You can't see me?
Tell me, what color is the water?
What color?
It's cold.
Cold.
You go to Garedzhi,
you go a long way.
You find a spring,
and wash your eyes.
You let a black dove go,
and you catch a white dove.
Black, white...
I can't see you, Vardo.
SIN REPEATED
O Allah,
save my family from the war.
From destruction.
Guard against an evil eye.
O Allah!
Protect my family
and all my wealth
from war