
Up to 50 percent of the world’s manganese, a vital metal across the globe, used to be mined in Chiatura, in western Georgia. Today, it resembles an apocalyptic ghost town. Mzis qalaqi portrays a few of the remaining inhabitants. Music teacher Zurab dismantles ramshackle concrete buildings and sells the iron girders to make some money on the side. Archil still works in the mine but his real passion is the local amateur theatre group. Despite being malnourished, two young female athletes still train stoically for the next Olympic Games.
Cast
Recommendations
view all
McQueen

Seduced and Abandoned

The Class of ‘92

Gilbert

Fuck

John Candy: I Like Me

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

A Decade Under the Influence

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

Tabloid

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Frida

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Being James Bond

The Last Waltz

Joy Division

My Date with Drew


