Repentance
Seen it?1987 | 153 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone who likes watching an argument won and politics junkies. The best scenes are battles fought with words. A good follow-up to Jojo Rabbit. Power and ambition drive every scene.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Long and immersive, at 2 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 33 min.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Cannes award: 1987 Cannes Film Festival: Best Foreign Language Film. Also nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Plus 7 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$215K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tengiz Abuladze
- Avtandil MakharadzeVarlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze
- Iya NinidzeGuliko
- Zeinab BotsvadzeKetevan Barateli
- Ketevan AbuladzeNino Barateli
- Edisher (Davit) GiorgobianiSandro Barateli
- Kakhi KavsadzeMikheil Koresheli
- Merab NinidzeTornike
- Nino ZaqariadzeElene Korisheli
- Nano OchigavaYoung Ketevan
- Georgi Mataradze