Arsena, the Brigand

(1923)

★ 7 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1923

Runtime: 65 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Владимир Барский

Cast: Григол Чечелашвили, Павел Есиковский, Коте Андроникашвили, Захария Беришвили, ასია ბარხუდაროვა, Нато Вачнадзе, Васо (Василь) Абашидзе

Plot

Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.