''The Saplings'' (russian: Саженцы, Sazhentsy, ka, ნერგები, Nergebi) is a 1972 Soviet

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Rezo Chkheidze Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze ( ka, რევაზ "რეზო" ჩხეიძე; 8 December 1926 – 3 May 2015) was a Georgian film director, People's Artist of the USSR, best known for his Soviet-era drama films, including his 1964 World ...

. It was entered into the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...

where

Ramaz Chkhikvadze Ramaz Chkhikvadze (; 28 February 1928 – 17 October 2011) was a Georgian film and theater actor. First appearing in the 1954 film ''The Dragonfly'' (), he starred in over 60 films during his career. He won the award for Best Actor at the 8th M ...

won the award for Best Actor.

Cast

as Luka *

Kakhi Kavsadze Kakhi Kavsadze ( ''K’akhi K’avsadze''; June 5, 1935 – April 27, 2021) was a Georgian and Soviet film, television and stage actor. Early life He was born in Tbilisi. After his birth, his parents moved to Tkibuli. His father David 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

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* 1972 films 1972 comedy films Soviet comedy films Soviet-era films from Georgia (country) Georgian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Revaz Chkheidze Comedy films from Georgia (country) Black-and-white films from Georgia (country) {{1970s-comedy-film-stub