The Legend of the Suram Fortress

A slow, dreamlike procession of striking images and ritual tableaux that washes over you like a half-remembered folk tale. It asks patience and rewards it with haunting beauty.

Directed by

David Abashidze, Sergei Parajanov

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Veriko Anjaparidze, Dudukhana Tserodze, David Abashidze

Overview

A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Fate, faith, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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