Caucasian Studies: Cinema Club Caucasus – "Khibula" (ხიბულა)

After a military coup, Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Hossein Mahjoub), first president of Georgia, flees into the Western Mountains of the country. Gamsakhurdia grew up in that harsh mountain region and according to all accounts, loyal supporters and troops shall wait there for their rightful president and with their help he could regain control of the country. But not only are the president and his companions faced with the challenges of arduous paths over snowcovered mountains and pathless passes, through deep forests and torrents, they are harassed by constantly present persecutors. As it proves that there is to trace of the the allegedly loyal troops to be found in the village of Khibula,  Gamsakhurdia starts doubting about his allies and soon isn't able to distinguish between dream and reality any longer ...