Released:
1969-12-28

Overview:
A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pirosmani, who died of starvation and sold his paintings to bars and restaurants for food and drink. The film experiments with color control techniques based on the painter’s style.

Director:
Giorgi Shengelaia

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Avtandil Varazi
  as
  Nico Pirosmanichvili
• 
  David Abashidze
  as
  Kinto
• 
  Givi Aleqsandria
• 
  Spartak Bagashvili
• 
  Teimuraz Beridze