A scarcely populated mountainous gorge is a mysterious place. Protected by mountains and forest all around, it looks like being frozen in time: old railway platform, wooden houses, wild nature. Old local train rattles around twice a day – the only mean of communication for most of the villagers. But when echoes of explosions reach the village, it becomes obvious that things are going to change here for good. A big black hole appears in the mountain as a sign that newcomers have arrived. Hundreds of Chinese settle in a remote Georgian village to build a modernized railway that will link China and Europe.
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Credits
Director
Nino Orjonikidze, Vano Arsenishvili
Production
Nino Orjonikidze for Artefact Production
Co-production
Hans Robert Eisenhauer for Ventana Film
Involved TV Channel
ARTE-ZDF
Contact
World Sales
Nino Orjonikidze for Artefact Production
Festival Handling
Nino Orjonikidze for Artefact Production
More information
Spoken languages
Georgian
Chinese
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