119 minutes;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPyOcDVyAP0
71 minutes;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU7U-l8ysA0
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GOSKINPROM 1928
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ELISO
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Based on the story "Eliso"
by A. Kazbegi
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This film uses archival footage
of the Tergskoy region.
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Scenario:
Sergei Tretyakov & Nikolai Shengelaia
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Director:
Nikolai Shengelaia
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Camera:
Vladimir Kereselidze
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Starring:
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Eliso:
Kira Andronikashvili
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Vazhia:
Kokhta Karalashvili
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Astamir:
Aleksandr Imedashvili
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Zazubeka:
Tsetsiliya Tsutsunava
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Seidula:
Ilya Mamporiya
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General:
Aleksandr Zhorzholiani
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To the esteemed leader of
the Caucasian army, Mihail Nikolaevich
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In order to strengthen our goverment's
power, I consider it necessary
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to apply the tsarist system of
transplanting Cossacks along
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the frontiers of our country.
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In order to make the project successful
I urgently recommend removing
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the Chechens to Turkey to make room
for Cossack settlements.
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Requesting your permission,
Head of Terskoy Regional Army,
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- General Loris Melikov,
May, 1864. Vladikavkaz
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Government dispatch to Head of Army:
The Great Knyaz accepts your proposal.
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Best of luck. The farther you go,
the better it is for us.
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- Kartsov
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The village of Verdi
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What are you dreaming about, Eliso?
Hasn't your Khevsur come?
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Chechen headmen gathered to discuss
giving fields to the Khevsurs,
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a Georgian tribe.
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We have no pasture
left, our cattle are starving.
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I must return with the final answer.
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A guest of headman Astamir,
Khevsur Vazhia, messenger of his people.
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Come now! Your fathers always allowed us
pasture land. Why do you hesitate?
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We'd like to, but the general
won't allow us.
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What general? The pastures are yours!
I'll talk to the general myself.
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I swear by Christ, if Astamir rejects me,
I'll kidnap you!
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I swear by Allah! If my father rejects you,
I'll follow you!
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If my husband were headman, she
wouldn't dare associate with this Gyaur!
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The whole village has been busy building
a house for the poor widow.
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And now - to work, men!
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People expelled from the neighboring
village because weapons were found there.
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A sad situation!
Let's go.
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Look at that place. You could move in
right now.
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Are you serious? It's not space enough
for even half of our people.
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It would be great if you removed
people from that village for me as well!
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I can't. It's a peaceful village.
They don't have any guns.
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I have an idea. We'll attack their cattle.
Then the guns will appear.
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Your task is to drive the cattle away.
The rest is up to us. Don't worry!
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First do your job, then we'll pay!
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Driving away... the cattle!
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Run to the village. Hurry!
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Rustlers!
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If I were headman, such things would
never happen to us.
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Youngsters! Run to help Vazhia!
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What can we do? There isn't
a single gun in the village.
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If my husband were headman,
we would have some guns!
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The cattle!
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Vazhia!
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
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These guns are presents for you.
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No, we stay away from guns. We can be
expelled from our village if they're found.
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Stash the guns in the headman's house.
Let no one see you.
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What's the commotion here?
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Our cattle was rustled. Thanks to
this outsider, we got them back.
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Announce to the sergeant that
guns were found at the headman's house.
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Tomorrow I'll return from the general's
and talk to your father.
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Go to the commander and
give them back!
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Where are the guns?
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I already sent them to your commander,
so you don't have to bother.
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I did it to prevent evil gossip
that this village has guns.
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Verdi is the most suitable village
for our purposes.
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But it appears they don't have any guns...
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The village is agitated.
Some of our people were injured.
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Expel them! But make it look like they
went willingly. Understand?
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WILL- ING- LY!
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The command's to evacuate
the village of Verdi.
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It's none of your business!
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Rejected! Those pastures have been
promised to the Sunzhenski Cossacks!
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Rejected? What about our cattle?
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How should I know? Go and ask yourself!
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This petition has been rejected!
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The cattle will starve to death.
Sign this!
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The command is to reject!
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I ask you, please sign it!
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Kill that bastard!
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Sign it!
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Write that no one will be forced
from the village of Verdi!
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Well then... Wasn't it you who let him in?
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Shut up!
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In regard to the wishes of the villagers,
they are allowed to emigrate to Turkey.
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Major-General
Loris-Melikov
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We never asked for that!
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Apparently you did,
since they're sending you out.
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No, we didn't. We don't want to go!
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Better you do it willingly!
One of your men killed an officer!
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The owner of this sword is not
one of us. It's a Gyaur sword.
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Show a little mercy. We're not guilty!
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I don't have the authority...
General's order.
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Better to perish here than in
a foreign land!
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We won't go!
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NO!
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I'll show you, you bastards!
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Run and tell Vazhia we're being driven out.
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What if we petition the Great Knyaz?
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What do you think? It might help us.
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But the whole village has to sign!
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We need to write a petition
so they'll let us stay.
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Another cheat. We don't need it!
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To the Great Knyaz
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The village of Verdi asks Your Majesty
to have mercy on us,
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to cancel the order of removal,
for we never asked to leave here.
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- Seidula.
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Rewrite that in a way that will
please the general.
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They're marking the houses.
Rumor is they're moving us.
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But you asked us to
remove you from here!
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No, we asked to be allowed to stay!
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We have the proof right here!
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Seidula betrayed us!
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Traitor!
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Cossacks!
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Pass it to Eliso, and I'll try to get
to the village before morning.
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The villagers depart.
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They go into a dark night,
toward an uncertain future.
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Give me the baby, I'll help.
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This paper from Vazhia cancels
the expulsion order!
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It's too late!
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My only regret is that
we left the village intact.
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What a trick! Managed to kick out
the whole village in one night!
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This paper's from the commander.
I need to see your officer.
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Go on over to Seidula's.
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The village is on fire!
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Bastards! I'll find who did this!
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Give me the list of villagers!
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The village is on fire!
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Astamir Asbiev,
headman, 62 years old.
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Eliso, his daugher, 18 years old...
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Where is your daughter?
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Here I am!
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A very gloomy morning rose
over the villagers.
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The Gyaurs have destroyed us!
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Eliso... I ask you to...
to send the baby... to Mozdok...
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They've expelled us because of him!
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You killed that Russian officer!
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I made them write a document
that you were not to be expelled.
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He's not guilty!
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It was you who signed that order!
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Astamir, I'll go with you!
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No. You would always be
an outsider among us.
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Remember your vow, Eliso.
You must come with me!
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No! I can't leave my father and my people.
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Please... take this baby to Mozdok.
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After inhabiting the mountains
for centuries the village departed,
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but the villagers continued to nurse hatred
in their hearts for their oppressors.
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THE END
