The Bridge

Story

Synopsis

A ten-year-old boy lives in a small village in the mountains with his father, who is very sick. They till, ranch the cattle, make cheese. The only connection of this peaceful life with the outer world is a bridge. And the outer world is destroyed by war... Once the boy crosses the bridge and goes to the market square to sell cheese. This journey shows him the world full of strange and beautiful things. But death is always near and war can happen again any moment. When the boy returns home, he finds his father lying on the ground. In spite of all the danger, the little boy tries to save his father and to stand against the cruelty of life.

Director

Naur Garmelia

Writers

Naur Garmelia

Language

Russian

Country

Russia

Release date

27 November 2015

Ensemble

Cast

• Aslan Khiba

  Son

• Beslan Garmelia

  Father

• Nuri Dzhindzholia

  Tractor driver

• Tengiz Khvedelidze

  Madman

• Irakli Piliya

  Priest