Legacy (2006)
Director: Géla and Temur Babluani
Starring: Sylvie Testud, Stanislas Merhar, Olga Legrand
Text: Georgie Hobbs
Georgia, 2007 – a naïve French woman inherits a castle and, accompanied by two friends, arrives in the former Soviet Republic to claim her prize.
Armed with stolen film cameras and a hesitant translator, they meet all kinds of crazies on the two-day bus ride out of town. Alongside a mountain-dwelling mute, they’re joined by a sombre grandfather and son who board with an empty casket to the sounds of a mournful live band.
Taking a stab at insular communities and the unwelcome addition of moneyed Westerners alike, Legacy is a slow-burning tragedy well worth eighty-three minutes of your time.
