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SABA
MELODRAMA IN 6 ACTS

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RUNNING TIME:
100-105 MIN.

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SCENARIO:
A. ARAVSKI AND CH. ALKHAZICHVILI

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DIRECTOR:
MIKHAÏL TCHIAOURELLI

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OPERATOR:
A. POLIKEVITCH

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ASSISTANT:
È. SUPATACHVILI

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SET:
L. GUDIACHVILI

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EDITING CONSULTANT:
V. DOLENKO

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
CH. GEDEVANICHVILI

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PHOTOGRAPHY:
V. TCHIRADZÉ

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ADMINISTRATOR:
A. MAKOEV

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ACT ONE

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IN TIFLIS.

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SABA, A STREETCAR DRIVER
(SANDRO DJALIACHVILI)

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<i>Saba, we're going</i>
<i>to celebrate payday, eh?</i>

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<i>Leave him,</i>
<i>his wife won't let him.</i>

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DEBTS: RENT, BUTCHER,
BOOKS FOR VAKHTANG.

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VERIKO, SABA'S WIFE 
(VERIKO ANDJAPARIDZÉ)

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<i>Play for a bit, Vakhtang,</i>
<i>I'll be right back.</i>

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WINE!

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<i>I'll keep it.</i>

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<i>Excuse me, little lady</i>
<i>Give back the cooperative's money.</i>

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<i>Go away!</i>

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<i>Saba, think about your son.</i>

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<i>Your Vakhtang.</i>

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DON'T DO THAT!

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<i>My little boy.</i>
<i>Vakhtang, my dear son.</i>

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Get ready for the all-Georgian
glider competition.

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THE PIONEER BRIGADE LEADER, OLGA 
(ÈKA THAVTCHAVADZÉ)

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<i>You don't stand a chance</i>
<i>against Vakhtang's plane.</i>

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<i>Did you get into a fight?</i>

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<i>A pioneer must not fight.</i>

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<i>Is that true?</i>

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<i>Alright, Olga,</i> <i>go talk to his father.</i>

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<i>Where's Vakhtang?</i>

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<i>Veriko, you...</i>
<i>Don't be angry.</i>

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<i>Myself...</i>

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<i>Come! Quick!</i>

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<i>Over there...</i>

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A NOTICE

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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<i>You must understand.</i>
<i>Our productivity's been low lately.</i>

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<i>And with all that drinking of yours.</i>

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<i>What can I do?</i>

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<i>Pull yourself together.</i>

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<i>If you stop drinking,</i>
<i>we'll reconsider our decision. </i>

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<i>I came to have a chat.</i>
<i>Why does he beat his child?</i>

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<i>Talk to him.</i>
<i>I'll be so grateful to you.</i>

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<i>Who's that?</i>

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<i>The man they kicked out</i>
<i>has no more bread.</i>

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<i>And now I get a lecture.</i>

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<i>You've been fired?</i>

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<i>At least deliver the laundry.</i>
<i>Can't you see how much I'm struggling ?</i>

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<i>Deliver it yourself.</i>
<i>You have legs.</i>

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SHIRTS : 5 INSTEAD OF 6

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<i>Right now!</i>

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<i>You can't go on like this.</i>
<i>You must leave him.</i>

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<i>For your child.</i>

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<i>He won't let his boy go.</i>

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DECLARATION
TO THE PEOPLE'S COURT

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I HEREBY PROCLAIM
THAT MARITAL LIFE...

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ACT FOUR

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<i>Hulloo, misser Saba, sssorry.</i>

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IT IS FORBIDDEN 

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TO SING,
MAKE NOISE AND DANCE

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<i>Go to my home.</i>

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<i>Bring back something</i>
<i>to pay for the next round.</i>

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<i>To our dear guest's health!</i>

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<i>Your lectures against wine</i>
<i>are absurd.</i>

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<i>You're ruining our great traditions.</i>
<i>Wine...</i>

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<i>... comes from our glorious ancestors.</i>

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<i>Our great George XII taught us...</i>

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<i>...how to drink.</i>

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<i>I can't.</i>
<i>I can't hold my liquor.</i>

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<i>Katso, please.</i>

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<i>Please.</i>

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<i>We live in the industrialisation era,</i>

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<i>and suddenly, such exoticism.</i>

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<i>Allow me.</i>

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<i>I recommend this for you.</i>

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<i>Bedtime reading</i>
<i>for every conscious alcoholic.</i>

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ALCOHOL, OUR ENEMY

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BIL

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20 BOTLE WINE   30
APETIZER   8

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10 SKIUWER   10
STURJON   7

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POTETOZ   1,50
BREAKEN PLATSE   6

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TOTALL   83,50 RUBBLE

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<i>I'm paying.</i>

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<i>I'm paying.</i>

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<i>And me, may I pay?</i>

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<i>Who dares pay in my presence?</i>

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<i>Vakhtang's tools?</i>

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GO BACK.

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<i>Bring them back!</i>

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<i>I want to work.</i>
<i>Let go of me, I'm going to work.</i>

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<i>I'm going to find him.</i>
<i>I'll bring him back.</i>

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AT THE STREETCAR'S LAST STOP.

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An accident.
Someone's been run over.

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TODAY
SHOW TRIAL

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AGAINST FORMER
STREETCAR DRIVER

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SABA DJALIACHVILI

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<i>Sorry, I have nothing to do with it.</i>

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<i>Hey, you!</i>
<i>You'd better be quiet.</i>

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<i>Tell me, is my son alright?</i>

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<i>The court!</i>

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<i>DO YOU PLEAD GUILTY?</i>

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<i>NOTHING TO DECLARE?</i>

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CASE N°36
SABA DJALICHVILI

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<i>HE IS CHARGED...</i>

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<i>It's true.</i>
<i>I murdered my own son.</i>

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<i>Judge me.</i>

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<i>You aren't objective, comrade.</i>

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<i>We'll forgive him,</i>
<i>the children won't</i>

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<i>I call the factory committee's delegate.</i>

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<i>What can I say?</i>

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<i>We weren't happy to fire him. </i>

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<i>We aren't judging just him.</i>

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<i>We're also judging the old way of life,</i>

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<i>with its DRUNKENNESS and debauchery.</i>

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<i>Alcohol is our class enemy.</i>

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<i>Its fire devours millions of lives.</i>

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<i>I DEMAND THE STRICTEST MEASURES!</i>

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<i>D...dear comrades...</i>
<i>Yes, he'd been drinking...</i>

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<i>Yes, it happened... </i>
<i>Yes, OK... Yes, yes...</i>

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<i>A delegation of workers</i>
<i>wants to speak.</i>

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<i>He isn't the only one on trial.</i>
<i>We all are.</i>

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<i>IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD,</i>

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<i>THERE IS A CHEAP TAVERN</i>
<i>ON EVERY CORNER.</i>

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<i>We demand the closing of all taverns</i>
<i>in the workers' districts.</i>

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<i>We're asking for a lighter sentence.</i>

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SORELY MISSED

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<i>Young Communist League.</i>

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<i>Trade unions.</i>

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<i>Proletarian society.</i>

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<i>EVERYBODY.</i>

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<i>All together against the bottle!</i>

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DAD, DON'T DRINK WINE.

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THE END

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Subtitles: Timothée Lainé
Thibault Noailhat &Alexandre Sumpf