Magdana's Donkey

Film Description

  • Year: 1955
  • Length: 71 Minutes
  • Country: Georgia
  • Genre: Feature, Drama
  • Director: Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkeidze
  • Art Director: Ioseb Sumbatashvili, Pharnaoz Lapiashvili, Givi Gigauri, Kakhi Khutsishvili
  • Screenwriter: Ekaterine Gabashvili (novel) Carlo Gogodze
  • Cinematographer: ALeksandre Digmelovi, Lev Sukhov
  • Cast: Dudukhana Tserodze, Liana Moistsrapishvili, Mikho Borashvili, Nani Chikvinidze, Akaki Kvantaliani, Karlo Sakandelidze, Akaki Vasadze, Aleksandre Omiadze, Aleksandre Takaishvili

Widow Magdana's children Mikho and Kato on the road find a dying donkey. He will be domesticated, taken care of and called "Lurja". The donkey made Magdana's  labor much easier. With her help, women would bring milk and yogurt to the city. The happy existence of the family turned out to be temporary. Merchant Mitua Demands Return of abandoned donkey. He bribed the court and the "blue" was taken from the widow Magdana.