Suliko Jgenti

Suliko Jgenti (1920–2000), credited also as Suliko Zhgenti, was a famous Georgian playwright and filmmaker. His movie Father of a Soldier became one of the popular movies in the former USSR. The movie tells the tragic story of a father who is searching for his son – a Soviet soldier during World War II.

Filmography

1961 — – Bonfires Burn 1962 — – Ball and Field 1964 — – Father of a Soldier 1969 — – What a Youth! 1969 — – Light in Our Windows 1971 — – Warm in Your Hands 1972 — – Young Plants 1973 — – Siberian Grandfather 1977 — – Racha, My Love 1978 — – My Friend Uncle Vanya 1980 — – Your Son, Earth 1986 — – So Close to the Moon 1987 — – Roots 1987 — – Gangster at the Beach 1988 — – The Lives of Don Quixote and Sancho