The Saplings

The Saplings
Film poster
Directed by	Rezo Chkheidze
Written by	Suliko Jgenti
Produced by	Shota Laperadze
Starring	Ramaz Chkhikvadze Kakhi Kavsadze Mishiko Meskhi Meri Qoreli
Cinematography	Abessalom Maisuradze
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Georgian, Russian

The Saplings (Russian: Саженцы, romanized: Sazhentsy, Georgian: ნერგები) is a 1972 Soviet drama directed by Rezo Chkheidze. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Ramaz Chkhikvadze won the award for Best Actor.

Plot

A grandfather and his grandson set out to find seedlings of very tasty, high-quality pears. They manage to find the seedlings, but the journey home is difficult. Along the way, the grandfather plants a few trees to protect the seedlings from freezing. While hitching a ride, they see a truck nearly fall off a cliff. To save the truck, the grandfather places the seedlings under its wheels for traction. As they return home, he reassures his grandson, saying, "Next year, spring will come again."

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

External links

• The Saplings at IMDb