Ertaoz travels to the city with the intent to sell a chicken and pay off his father's debts. Upon arrival, he falls for the beautiful Margalita and decides to help her dispose of her ex-lover's body. However, at the cemetery, the lover–a policeman–unexpectedly regains consciousness and arrests Ertaoz and the chicken. Ertaoz is sentenced to ten years, while the bird receives seven. In prison, they meet an inventor who has built a flying machine that runs not on fuel but the power of love.
Direction
Shengelaia's perfect comic timing in absurd setpieces
Practical Effects
The glorious homemade flying machine that runs on heartbreak
Director
Eldar Shengelaia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak Georgian Soviet cinema—part of a movement that used folk comedy to slip political commentary past censors.
Director Eldar Shengelaia cast his own wife Ariadna as Margalita, which probably made the 'do you actually love him?' subtext EXTRA fun at home.
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