{"id":3545,"date":"2026-06-03T06:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfr.ge\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:19:21","slug":"%e1%83%a1%e1%83%98%e1%83%a1%e1%83%ae%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98%e1%83%a1-%e1%83%a7%e1%83%98%e1%83%95%e1%83%98%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfr.ge\/en\/%e1%83%a1%e1%83%98%e1%83%a1%e1%83%ae%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98%e1%83%a1-%e1%83%a7%e1%83%98%e1%83%95%e1%83%98%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the controversial issues in modernity is the essence and nature of man - is an individual a spiritual being or can his life be reduced only to biological and social existence? And if man is truly a being with a soul, another question arises: are there spiritual connections between individuals? Is there an invisible force, an inexplicable factor that connects people to each other? This idea is echoed in Giorgi Menabde's student film, \"Blood\" (2018), where blood does not only denote a biological connection - it becomes a symbol of spiritual unity.<\/p>

The film is an adaptation of Nodar Dumbadze's story of the same name and largely follows the original source except for one or two changes. The story begins with a scene where grandmother Yulia strictly reprimands her grandson and, at the same time, prepares him to be sent to grandfather Kishvardi. Such an opening gives the viewer the impression that it has become impossible for Yulia to bear her naughty grandson. Initially, this scene makes us doubt even the grandmother's love but later it becomes clear that great love is hidden behind her strictness.<\/p>

An interesting character is Grandfather Kishvardi, a complete stranger to the boy at the beginning of the film. At this moment, the hero's inner thoughts are conveyed by a voice-over: \"How similar this old man is to my father, white-haired, black-browed, with a wide nose, beautiful, sad, smiling eyes, a deep voice, if I close my eyes and imagine him, he will probably be exactly like my father...\" This voice-over directly conveys the character's feelings to the viewer and even simplifies the narrative to some extent. It can be said that this is a relatively \"simple,\" \"lazy\" cinematic technique because strong cinema often conveys emotion and thought precisely without words, through visual language. In this case, the film leaves the viewer less space for interpretation. A good film should be able to convey its message without words and leave the viewer with questions too, which is less typical of this film. That is why all its aspects give the impression of \"simplicity\" and this gives an already \"simple\" story a somewhat banal outward appearance.<\/p>

Nonetheless, the film still manages to present an important emotional line. While Yulia and Kishvardi discuss the child's unacceptable behavior with reproaches and arguments, the boy's thoughts are directed to his deceased father, and later little Nodar sees his deceased mother in the face of his grandmother. This highlights the main tragedy - adults sometimes forget that even an 11-year-old child can have severe inner pain, a sense of loneliness and loss. A child who only seems playful on the outside is actually carrying the sadness caused by the loss of his parents.<\/p>

\u00a0A year later, Yulia visits Kishvardi to take back her grandson home. It becomes clear here how much the grandmother missed the boy. Although Kishvardi also finds it very difficult to part with her grandson, he takes Yulia's condition into account and lets the child go with her in the end. It is especially important that the grandfather and grandson, who were complete strangers at the beginning of the film, have become real relatives over the course of this year. The closeness that has emerged between them is no longer just the result of living together - it appears as a manifestation of a blood and spiritual connection.<\/p>

Grandmother Yulia and grandfather Kishvardi\u2019s desire (for their grandson to stay with them) can be explained by two reasons. On the one hand, both of them are lonely and the presence of a child in their lives becomes a way to overcome loneliness. That is why the viewer feels sympathy, pity and empathy for these characters. However, another, deeper reason is added to the loneliness factor - the idea of \"blood.\" The desire to keep a grandson is not only due to everyday needs. It is based on the invisible, spiritual bond that connects family members with each other. Dumbadze's words are not accidental: \"It was boiling blood fight and hearts crying of two people over the boy.\"<\/p>

Ultimately, both the story and its screen adaptation present a simple and sentimental story at first glance although in the screen adaptation the sentimentality is more pronounced, partly due to the emotional music and direct expressive methods. If in Dumbadze\u2019s text this sentimentality organically blends with the narrative, in the film it sometimes leaves the impression of \u201csuperfluity.\u201d Nevertheless, the work still touches on a universal idea - family bonds do not go only to the biological level. Blood here becomes a symbol of the invisible force that connects family members with each other and creates unconditional love between them... There is also an inner, spiritual unity. It is precisely this idea that is the director\u2019s main goal, and despite certain artistic weaknesses, the film still convincingly conveys this message to the audience.<\/p>

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