The Ark (2000)

Original title

ნუცას სკოლა

Directed by

Merab Kokochashvili

Genre

drama film

Country

Georgia

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In post-Soviet Georgia, a widower inherits a family estate and turns it into a boarding school for children with developmental delays. He struggles to protect the home and his students from hostile neighbors and an unwelcoming society.

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What happens

«Ковчег (Нуцина школа)» () — художественный драматический фильм режиссёра Мераба Кокочашвили. Грузия после распада СССР. Сорокалетнему вдовцу Нике достаётся родовое имение, и он решает создать в нём школу-интернат для детей с задержанным развитием. Общество не хочет принимать таких детей в нормальную жизнь, соседи пытаются отнять имение, а Ника старается защитить детей и сохранить для них дом… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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