According to mythology, Prometheus was bound to the rocks of Mount Kazbek, more than 5,000 meters high and covered in ice. For Vakho, this mountainous region in the Georgian Caucasus is a self-chosen exile – out of deeply felt guilt. 48 years ago, he lost his brother in tragic circumstances that had previously come to him in a dream: “I couldn’t let go of the past”, the man, now in his eighties, explains in this visually impressive debut short film portrait.
Language: Georgian
Subtitles: Italian
Director
Joaana Roj
Cinematographer and director, born in Cracow. In 2022, she graduated from the DOP program at Lodz Film School. She has made many feature and documentary short films, as well as commercial projects, but it is the documentary form that she feels the closest to. She currently lives in Poland and Georgia.
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