Roots

In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...

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Dodo Abashidze

Giorgi Zakareishvili

Joseph (Soso) Jachvliani

Young Giorgi Zakareishvili

Ya Parulava

Young Madleni

Aleksandr Medzmariashvili

Young Henry

Laurence Ragon

Madleni