The Saplings Explained

The Saplings
Director:	Rezo Chkheidze
Producer:	Shota Laperadze
Starring:	Ramaz Chkhikvadze Kakhi Kavsadze Mishiko Meskhi Meri Qoreli
Cinematography:	Abessalom Maisuradze
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Georgian, Russian

The Saplings (Russian: Саженцы|Sazhentsy, Georgian: ნერგები|Nergebi) is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Rezo Chkheidze. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Ramaz Chkhikvadze won the award for Best Actor.^[1]

Cast

• Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Luka
• Kakhi Kavsadze as Daviti
• Mishiko Meskhi as Kakha
• Meri Qoreli as Elisabed, grandma
• Sesilia Takaishvili as Tsitsino
• Zeinab Botsvadze as Mother
• Zura Qapianidze as Cart driver
• Mikheil Vashadze as Dateshidze
• Serafim Strelkov as Mr. Fletcher

Notes and References

1. Web site: 8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973) . 4 January 2013 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194922/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 . 16 January 2013 .