
Past Summer
Comedy
Overview
A group of vacationers arrive at the "White Hotel" boarding house. The director of the boarding house, bureaucrat Alexander, learns that among the vacationers there is a film director who is studying the life of the boarding house for his upcoming film. Alexander considers one of the vacationers to be the director for some reason and will set a cruel regime in the boarding house to please him.
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Medea Japaridze
Medea Japaridze
Eliko
Medea Japaridze
Eliko


Erosi Mandjgaladze
Erosi Mandjgaladze
Aleksandre
Erosi Mandjgaladze
Aleksandre


Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Zurab
Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Zurab


Gogi Gegechkori
Gogi Gegechkori
Besarion
Gogi Gegechkori
Besarion


Muza Krepkogorskaya
Muza Krepkogorskaya
Tanya
Muza Krepkogorskaya
Tanya


Giorgi Gabelashvili
Giorgi Gabelashvili
Victor
Giorgi Gabelashvili
Victor
Nina Zavrieva
Nina Zavrieva
Victor's wife
Nina Zavrieva
Victor's wife
Nunu Machavariani
Nunu Machavariani
Nunu
Nunu Machavariani
Nunu


Bela Mirianashvili
Bela Mirianashvili
Liana
Bela Mirianashvili
Liana


Ioseb Laghidze
Ioseb Laghidze
Otar
Ioseb Laghidze
Otar
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