Iavnana (1994) - full transcript
Little Keto is only child in rich Georgian family, but she is abducted by two Lezgian men. Parents found their daughter after many years, but she could not remember her childhood and past. After Keto's permanent silence and her mother's vain attempts to make her daughter remember everything, a decision is made: Keto will be taken back to Dagestan. Desperate mother can't do anything but to finally sing for her child as she used to years ago. Can mother's lullaby help her to find a real family, mother tongue, own country and herself?
"Georgia-Film" and
"Arci" Studio Presents
NANA DJANELIDZE's production
Today is Christmas Eve.
It's the longest night.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
THE LULLABY
Based on Jacob Gogebashvili's stories
KETO AS CHILD - NINO ABULADZE
KETO - MAIA BAGRATIONI
KETO'S MOTHER - NATO MURVANIDZE
KETO'S FATHER - NIKO TAVADZE
LEKSO - ARCHIL TSITSISHVILI
KETO'S GRANDFATHER - KAKHI KAVSADZE
TRAMPS - ZURAB KAVTARADZE, ZURAB STURUA
SINGING - TAMRIKO CHOXONELIDZE
Mom, I'd like to go with you.
Why, I'm always with you.
I love you so much.
Keto, look at the swallows.
Little birds, little birds,
have you seen my little girl?
But, I'm here, mom.
Where is daddy?
In the yard, playing chess.
Kiss me or I'll not let you go.
Daddy!
Here is my little darling.
Good morning, little lady.
Aleksi!
Yes, sir!
Who has taught you this song?
I've heard the choristers learn it.
Come on, start it again.
What a beauty has come to see me.
I've stored something for you.
Nuga?
No. Hush, no one's to hear.
Speak up!
The delicious thing is in the trunk.
Granny, I love you so much!
Is it Jesus' book?
Yes, honey. The angel is
waiting for you.
Ring the bell.
The ducks turned yellow.
Here're binoculars.
And here're our swans.
Father, mother and me.
- Look at the seed. It's
alive.
We'll now plant it and it'll fall asleep.
Then we'll give it some
water.
The seed'll swell and
sprout a stem with an ear.
There'll be many small beds in the ear.
New seeds'll go to sleep there. Got it?
Yes, but I won't sleep now.
Dear God! Bless me and save from evil.
Teach me good and show me
the path of truth to bring peace
and happiness to my mom, dad, grandpa and
motherland...
That's a good boy! Come here.
We'll learn two letters today.
When you learn your ABC,
the magic world of books
will open up before you
and bring you lot of joy.
Now, this minute, the guardian angel is
hovering over you.
He is happy to see you learning.
He rejoices at your zeal and good deeds.
He'll be at your side at night too and bring pure and
pleasant dreams on you.
Mom, look, there's an angel.
Where?
Was it really an angel?
Yes. Really?
Yes.
Mom, sing me a song.
It flew away.
Look, it flew up to you.
Here's your mom.
Keto, take care, not to catch cold.
Nino, my beauty.
Your mom no longer loves me.
But she does love you.
Why doesn't she look at me?
Mom, look at him.
Keto I've something to say
your mom in private.
I'll run away then.
Go.
Take this to orphans.
This to the widow.
And this to paupers.
Take the bread.
- How is mom?
- She's all right, thanks.
Liziko, take the bread.
Keto, look, who's coming.
Grandpa!
Grandpa, are you taking a walk?
Where do you come from?
I was together with Nutsa and Aleksi.
Shall we begin our game?
- I must be off.
- Won't you kiss your grandpa?
- That's a good girl. Now off, you go.
Let's go
Look at my dress!
- What is this?
- It's birdie hanging on a twig.
Poor birdie, it's in torment...
Look, it flew off!
Aleksi, you are a good boy.
- Where will we go now?
- We'll set out on a journey.
- I'm tired, I want to mom.
- Alright, stop whining!
Who is it now? I'm afraid.
It's a camel.
- Is he looking at me?
- Yes. He is very clever.
Don't go away, Aleksi.
Keto. I'm flying away!
Good-bye, Keto, my love!
Mom, is this the Heaven?
Grandpa is sleeping. Let's go to the stairs.
Good evening, I've come to take Aleksi.
Aleksi!
- Let me stay little more.
- No Aleksi, it's already late.
- I'm going.
- Aleksi, will you come tomorrow?
- Of course.
- Thank you very much.
God be with you.
- Bye Aleksi.
- Bye Keto.
- Come earlier tomorrow.
- I will.
It's Keto. Keto are you crying?
What are you doing there?
And forgive Keto, if she did not behave well today
and grant her sweet dreams. Amen!
Amen!
- Let father stay here.
- I'm here.
- Where is my little turtle?
- Here it is.
Mum, sing for me lullaby.
A child?
What shall we do?
- God bless you all.
- Do come in.
- God's mercy over you all.
- Thank you. Come in.
- We are on the road and we live on what good people
share with us... the world is full of good people.
- May God bless your way.
- Thank you.
May Archangel Rafael be your protector.
The most needy are those traveling and those
imprisoned.
- Thank you. If we walk over nine hills...
... he will see again.
Nutsa, give them food and something warm.
You needn't worry, we are used to being out.
It's cold out already.
Everything is ready.
But if you like to stay you are welcomed as long as
you need to have a good rest.
Thank you very much for the offer. Let's go.
Thank you. Stay with peace.
- Who were these two?
- God's people.
Mummy, I'm afraid of...
No, my sweet little girl...
Give me back my baby.
Mother, I love you.
Mummy, mummy...
Keto, Keto...
Mother, are you crying?
- No, I'm not... - Is
the angel gone? - Yes.
Did the angel want to take me?
No.
Mom, I want sweet water.
What has happened, mummy?
Aleksi is gone with the angels.
Keto!
- Aren't you cold sitting here?
- No, I'm not.
- Your hands warm?
- Yes.
- Nose?
- Yes.
Show me.
- I love you so mush, dear.
- I love you more.
- No, I love you more.
- No, I do.
Now I'll go and bring some grass for little Beko.
Don't move! Come here!
What shall we do?
I'm here. Take nuts... Eat it.
What has happened?
What is happening here?
Keto's been stolen...
- What?
- Kidnapped.
Keto, where are you.
Who has taken you?
Is it you, Keto?
No, I'm Nino. Keto is not here.
I'm leaving. My mother was here now.
- She was four years old when she was stolen by
some tramps, we could not find and sign of he.
Her name is Keto. They say she's been taken and
sold.
A noble man has bought her. This is comforting.
I'll ask everybody, look everywhere for her.
If I have some news, I'll send for you, or I'll come
myself.
Take care of it.
Nino, what are doing? Where are you going?
Don't you hear me, what are you doing?
- What are you doing? Your child is stolen from your
own yard, you have disgraced yourself.
Don't stop me, It up to you until now...
You should have walked all over again and again
looking for her.
Oh, I miss her so much...
Is it my fault? Dry grass...
Nino, today is our wedding day.
The witch!
"Salam"
Christ, our Lord, grant peace to the world, stop all
wars,
give fish to those fishing, give fruit to the country,
release evil spirits, heal blind, raise destroyed...
Take care of widows and orphans.
Keto! Keto!
Keto!
She's forgotten us.
She doesn't remember Georgian. She was brought
up far away from home.
Keto, here are all your toys, do you remember?
You loved to play with them. Your little donkey.
Remember your rabbit? Rabbit, rabbit, little rabbit.
Here is your turtle, you never slept without it...
I used to sing Lullaby to you. You were sitting chick
to chick with me.
Keto, don't you see me?
Keto, tell Mu-mmy. I'm your mother, Keto, your
mother!
Keto, tell mo-ther, mo-ther!
Keto, my Keto!
Nino!
Don't worry. Everything will be all right. Very soon.
Don't cry.
Look at these beads, you enjoyed playing with them.
This is your dress. It looks so nice on you.
You are so beautiful, Keto. I'm your mother, you are
Keto.
I can not watch sufferings of this child.
If in some days she'll not turn to us, I'll take her back.
Where?
They should be nice people.
Better to have her dead but here with me...
Nino
My, my, even dead... here with me.
What are you speaking Nino, calm down!
Keto, you loved this spring once, remember?
We often were sitting here and listening to it's
murmuring...
It was telling us stories about clouds, stones and
many other things...
Keto, Keto, tell mo-ther.
Never mind. Time will pass and you'll remember
everything.
Come along. I'll show you something.
You always loved to run here around... It was always
your favorite place.
Do you remember Aleksi? You were playing always
together.
Look, this is Aleksi's mother.
Keto!
Keto!
Forgive me.
Don't look there, to that direction, from where the
terrible black men came and stole you from me.
Do you hear me? You are my daughter.
Come on, here on these stairs you were sitting and
playing, and they came and took you from this very place.
Don't scare the child, madam.
Take her to church, she'll remember everything.
- They cannot go to our churches, their religion
prohibits them.
Why them? This is my child, Keto.
Where are our hosts? Show us Keto... We've come to
see her.
My God! What have they done Nutsa, help me!
What we have done to our poor baby!
It's over, take her back immediately.
Keto doesn't belong to us.
Forgive me.
You are right.
I'm going.
You'll go soon, back to your "parents", to your home.
I'll be always with you... looking from above on you,
sleep, now...
Mother!
I love you, mom.
Scriptwriters: Nino Natroshvili,
Nana Janelidze
Director-producer: Nana Janelidze
Cameraman: Giorgi Beridze
Music: Jansug Kakhudze,
Vakhtang Kakhidze
Arci Studio
"Arci" Studio Presents
NANA DJANELIDZE's production
Today is Christmas Eve.
It's the longest night.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
THE LULLABY
Based on Jacob Gogebashvili's stories
KETO AS CHILD - NINO ABULADZE
KETO - MAIA BAGRATIONI
KETO'S MOTHER - NATO MURVANIDZE
KETO'S FATHER - NIKO TAVADZE
LEKSO - ARCHIL TSITSISHVILI
KETO'S GRANDFATHER - KAKHI KAVSADZE
TRAMPS - ZURAB KAVTARADZE, ZURAB STURUA
SINGING - TAMRIKO CHOXONELIDZE
Mom, I'd like to go with you.
Why, I'm always with you.
I love you so much.
Keto, look at the swallows.
Little birds, little birds,
have you seen my little girl?
But, I'm here, mom.
Where is daddy?
In the yard, playing chess.
Kiss me or I'll not let you go.
Daddy!
Here is my little darling.
Good morning, little lady.
Aleksi!
Yes, sir!
Who has taught you this song?
I've heard the choristers learn it.
Come on, start it again.
What a beauty has come to see me.
I've stored something for you.
Nuga?
No. Hush, no one's to hear.
Speak up!
The delicious thing is in the trunk.
Granny, I love you so much!
Is it Jesus' book?
Yes, honey. The angel is
waiting for you.
Ring the bell.
The ducks turned yellow.
Here're binoculars.
And here're our swans.
Father, mother and me.
- Look at the seed. It's
alive.
We'll now plant it and it'll fall asleep.
Then we'll give it some
water.
The seed'll swell and
sprout a stem with an ear.
There'll be many small beds in the ear.
New seeds'll go to sleep there. Got it?
Yes, but I won't sleep now.
Dear God! Bless me and save from evil.
Teach me good and show me
the path of truth to bring peace
and happiness to my mom, dad, grandpa and
motherland...
That's a good boy! Come here.
We'll learn two letters today.
When you learn your ABC,
the magic world of books
will open up before you
and bring you lot of joy.
Now, this minute, the guardian angel is
hovering over you.
He is happy to see you learning.
He rejoices at your zeal and good deeds.
He'll be at your side at night too and bring pure and
pleasant dreams on you.
Mom, look, there's an angel.
Where?
Was it really an angel?
Yes. Really?
Yes.
Mom, sing me a song.
It flew away.
Look, it flew up to you.
Here's your mom.
Keto, take care, not to catch cold.
Nino, my beauty.
Your mom no longer loves me.
But she does love you.
Why doesn't she look at me?
Mom, look at him.
Keto I've something to say
your mom in private.
I'll run away then.
Go.
Take this to orphans.
This to the widow.
And this to paupers.
Take the bread.
- How is mom?
- She's all right, thanks.
Liziko, take the bread.
Keto, look, who's coming.
Grandpa!
Grandpa, are you taking a walk?
Where do you come from?
I was together with Nutsa and Aleksi.
Shall we begin our game?
- I must be off.
- Won't you kiss your grandpa?
- That's a good girl. Now off, you go.
Let's go
Look at my dress!
- What is this?
- It's birdie hanging on a twig.
Poor birdie, it's in torment...
Look, it flew off!
Aleksi, you are a good boy.
- Where will we go now?
- We'll set out on a journey.
- I'm tired, I want to mom.
- Alright, stop whining!
Who is it now? I'm afraid.
It's a camel.
- Is he looking at me?
- Yes. He is very clever.
Don't go away, Aleksi.
Keto. I'm flying away!
Good-bye, Keto, my love!
Mom, is this the Heaven?
Grandpa is sleeping. Let's go to the stairs.
Good evening, I've come to take Aleksi.
Aleksi!
- Let me stay little more.
- No Aleksi, it's already late.
- I'm going.
- Aleksi, will you come tomorrow?
- Of course.
- Thank you very much.
God be with you.
- Bye Aleksi.
- Bye Keto.
- Come earlier tomorrow.
- I will.
It's Keto. Keto are you crying?
What are you doing there?
And forgive Keto, if she did not behave well today
and grant her sweet dreams. Amen!
Amen!
- Let father stay here.
- I'm here.
- Where is my little turtle?
- Here it is.
Mum, sing for me lullaby.
A child?
What shall we do?
- God bless you all.
- Do come in.
- God's mercy over you all.
- Thank you. Come in.
- We are on the road and we live on what good people
share with us... the world is full of good people.
- May God bless your way.
- Thank you.
May Archangel Rafael be your protector.
The most needy are those traveling and those
imprisoned.
- Thank you. If we walk over nine hills...
... he will see again.
Nutsa, give them food and something warm.
You needn't worry, we are used to being out.
It's cold out already.
Everything is ready.
But if you like to stay you are welcomed as long as
you need to have a good rest.
Thank you very much for the offer. Let's go.
Thank you. Stay with peace.
- Who were these two?
- God's people.
Mummy, I'm afraid of...
No, my sweet little girl...
Give me back my baby.
Mother, I love you.
Mummy, mummy...
Keto, Keto...
Mother, are you crying?
- No, I'm not... - Is
the angel gone? - Yes.
Did the angel want to take me?
No.
Mom, I want sweet water.
What has happened, mummy?
Aleksi is gone with the angels.
Keto!
- Aren't you cold sitting here?
- No, I'm not.
- Your hands warm?
- Yes.
- Nose?
- Yes.
Show me.
- I love you so mush, dear.
- I love you more.
- No, I love you more.
- No, I do.
Now I'll go and bring some grass for little Beko.
Don't move! Come here!
What shall we do?
I'm here. Take nuts... Eat it.
What has happened?
What is happening here?
Keto's been stolen...
- What?
- Kidnapped.
Keto, where are you.
Who has taken you?
Is it you, Keto?
No, I'm Nino. Keto is not here.
I'm leaving. My mother was here now.
- She was four years old when she was stolen by
some tramps, we could not find and sign of he.
Her name is Keto. They say she's been taken and
sold.
A noble man has bought her. This is comforting.
I'll ask everybody, look everywhere for her.
If I have some news, I'll send for you, or I'll come
myself.
Take care of it.
Nino, what are doing? Where are you going?
Don't you hear me, what are you doing?
- What are you doing? Your child is stolen from your
own yard, you have disgraced yourself.
Don't stop me, It up to you until now...
You should have walked all over again and again
looking for her.
Oh, I miss her so much...
Is it my fault? Dry grass...
Nino, today is our wedding day.
The witch!
"Salam"
Christ, our Lord, grant peace to the world, stop all
wars,
give fish to those fishing, give fruit to the country,
release evil spirits, heal blind, raise destroyed...
Take care of widows and orphans.
Keto! Keto!
Keto!
She's forgotten us.
She doesn't remember Georgian. She was brought
up far away from home.
Keto, here are all your toys, do you remember?
You loved to play with them. Your little donkey.
Remember your rabbit? Rabbit, rabbit, little rabbit.
Here is your turtle, you never slept without it...
I used to sing Lullaby to you. You were sitting chick
to chick with me.
Keto, don't you see me?
Keto, tell Mu-mmy. I'm your mother, Keto, your
mother!
Keto, tell mo-ther, mo-ther!
Keto, my Keto!
Nino!
Don't worry. Everything will be all right. Very soon.
Don't cry.
Look at these beads, you enjoyed playing with them.
This is your dress. It looks so nice on you.
You are so beautiful, Keto. I'm your mother, you are
Keto.
I can not watch sufferings of this child.
If in some days she'll not turn to us, I'll take her back.
Where?
They should be nice people.
Better to have her dead but here with me...
Nino
My, my, even dead... here with me.
What are you speaking Nino, calm down!
Keto, you loved this spring once, remember?
We often were sitting here and listening to it's
murmuring...
It was telling us stories about clouds, stones and
many other things...
Keto, Keto, tell mo-ther.
Never mind. Time will pass and you'll remember
everything.
Come along. I'll show you something.
You always loved to run here around... It was always
your favorite place.
Do you remember Aleksi? You were playing always
together.
Look, this is Aleksi's mother.
Keto!
Keto!
Forgive me.
Don't look there, to that direction, from where the
terrible black men came and stole you from me.
Do you hear me? You are my daughter.
Come on, here on these stairs you were sitting and
playing, and they came and took you from this very place.
Don't scare the child, madam.
Take her to church, she'll remember everything.
- They cannot go to our churches, their religion
prohibits them.
Why them? This is my child, Keto.
Where are our hosts? Show us Keto... We've come to
see her.
My God! What have they done Nutsa, help me!
What we have done to our poor baby!
It's over, take her back immediately.
Keto doesn't belong to us.
Forgive me.
You are right.
I'm going.
You'll go soon, back to your "parents", to your home.
I'll be always with you... looking from above on you,
sleep, now...
Mother!
I love you, mom.
Scriptwriters: Nino Natroshvili,
Nana Janelidze
Director-producer: Nana Janelidze
Cameraman: Giorgi Beridze
Music: Jansug Kakhudze,
Vakhtang Kakhidze
Arci Studio