The reason why cinema is a unique art is that it can combine several different fields into one whole form, which include literature, art, music, theatre and visual arts. In this respect, Lali Kiknavelidze’s “Kakhetian Train” (2019) is one of the most accurate examples of how different mediums not replace each other but continue and enrich. This film combines Pirosmani’s art with the literary source and the unique capabilities of cinema. Not only does it convey a human’s pain and regret but demonstrates how art can ...

There are pains that time cannot heal. They only disappear in silence, turn pale and stick like needles into people's bodies from time to time. Similarly do collective traumas as well, hidden from us from generation to generation, completely devoid of emotions. Do many people remember the catastrophe of forced displacement, Muhajirism, which took with it the fate, future and happiness of thousands of people? However, there will always be people who cannot escape these traumas, who will live with this pain and take it upon themselves, dragging these tragedies on their backs. How do the pains of the past control ...