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The Plea
The Plea
	ვედრება
Directed by	Tengiz Abuladze
Screenplay by	Tengiz Abuladze; Revaz Kveselava; Anzor Saluqvadze
Story by	Vazha-Pshavela
Based on	Host and Guest
Produced by	Irakli Gotsiridze; Aleksandre Jagarbekovi; Tina Ochiauri
Starring	Spartak Bagashvili
Cinematography	Aleksandr Antipenko
Edited by	Lusia Vartikyan
Music by	Nodar Gabunia
Production; company	Kartuli filmi
Release date	1967;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Georgian

The Plea (Georgian: ვედრება translit. Vedreba, Russian: Мольба, romanized: Molba) is a 1967 Soviet art drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze and co-written with Revaz Kveselava and Anzor Saluqvadze. The film based on the poems of Vazha-Pshavela.^[1] It regarded as an influential classic and is an appreciated work of 20th century world cinema.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Aluda from Khevsureti had killed Mutsali in the combat, but he forgave him and did not cut off his right hand. Therefore Aluda was banished from his community... Jokola got acquainted with Zviadauri when he was hunting. He hosted him and he offered him to stay for the night, but Kists noticed their enemy, they took away Jokola's guest and killed him on the Kist's grave. Jokola as a host didn't manage to keep Zviadauri safe, so he couldn't take the abusing and got killed by the enemies.