General and Daisies

A sombre, talky Cold War drama that drifts between exile romance and sudden moral peril, asking patience as it builds to a tense airborne reckoning.

Directed by

Mikheil Chiaureli

Genres

Drama

Starring

Bruno O'Ya, Veriko Anjaparidze, Sofiko Chiaureli

Overview

A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, love, betrayal, morality

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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