Giorgi ShengelaiaCast
Avtandil Varazi 
Dodo Abashidze Zurab Kapianidze Teimuraz Beridze Boris Tsipuria Kote Daushvili
Credits
Written by: Erlom Akhvlediani
Plot
The life of the self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani, who lived in poverty and obscurity in Tbilisi, in a series of painting-like images.
Sinekatalog’s take
A beautiful, quiet and influential biopic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (1,574 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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