Iavnana (film)

Movie
German title	Iavnana
Original title	იავნანა
Country of production	Georgia
original language	Georgian
Publishing year	1994
length	75 minutes
Rod
Director	Nana Janelidze
script	Iakob Gogebashvili (stories), Nana Janelidze, Nino Natroshvili
occupation
Nato Murvanidze Niko Tavadze Nino Abuladze Maya Bagrationi Kakhi Kavsadze Otar Megvinetukhutsesi Zurab Kavtaradze: (as Zura Qavtaradze) Archil Tsitsishvili Ketevan Abuladze Zeinab Botsvadze Marlen Egutia Malkhaz Gorgiladze Dima Khvtisiashvili Edisher Magalashvili Natia Mokhevishvili: angel / little girl Zura Sturua Kote Toloraia: (as Kote Toloraya)

Iavnana (original title: იავნანა, Georg. For "Lullaby") is a Georgian film by director Nana Janelidze from 1994. The script is based on the story "iawnanam ra hkmna" (German: What has Iawnana done) by Georgian writer Iakob Gogebaschwili .

action

Little Keto, the only child of a wealthy Georgian family in the 19th century, is kidnapped by two Lesgian men (see Lekianoba ). The parents find their daughter again after years, but she cannot remember her childhood or her past. Since Keto remains silent and her mother's attempts to restore her memory are in vain, it is decided to bring Keto back to Dagestan , where the kidnappers had brought her. The desperate mother can do nothing but sing a lullaby ( Iavnana ) to her farewell . Can the mother's song help her find her real family, mother tongue, her own country and herself again?

Awards

• Georgian State Prize
• Iakob Gogebashvili Pedagogical Prize

Web links

• Iavnana in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Lullaby-Nana-Janelidze-Georgia , December 17, 2016