

The Wishing Tree
1976-12-19 · 107 min · ★ 7.1
Marita arrives at a small village in Georgia to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. But her relatives are determined to marry the girl off to a local rich man…
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- Directors
- Tengiz Abuladze
- Production companies
- Georgia-Film
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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Lika KavzharadzeMarita
Joseph JachvlianiGedya
Zaza KolelishviliShete
Kote DaushviliTsitsikore
Sofiko ChiaureliPupala
Erosi MandjgaladzeMumbula
Otar MegvinetukhutsesiErtaozi
Ramaz ChkhikvadzeOkhrokhine
Gogi GegechkoriChachika
Sesilia TakaishviliMaradia
Givi BerikashviliPadlaura
Boris TsipuriaQoria
Kakhi KavsadzeRebel Iorami
Giorgi KhubuaGeorgi Batula
Jemal GhaghanidzeTagria
Dato PapuashviliMonk
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