The film was produced in 1984, but it was banned from release in the Soviet Union for its semi-allegorical critique of Stalinism. [1 ] [2 ] It premiered at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, winning the Fipresci Prize, Grand Prize of the Jury…
Tengiz Abuladze. Director: Monanieba. 'Tengiz Abuladze' studied theatrical direction af the Chota Rustaveli Theatre Institute in Tbilisi, Georgia, and film- making at the VGIK Cinematography Institute, graduating in 1953, when he joined…