Georgia, autumn 1991. A willful twelve-year-old city boy, Toma, lives with his grandmother in Tbilisi. He keeps getting into trouble at school, where he refuses to shy away from the bullies who taunt him for his affection for Anana. Then, Toma and his grandmother are visited by Nemo, Toma's father. Toma has no memory of Nemo, as he left when Toma was only two. Nemo has just been released from prison due to a general amnesty in celebration of Georgia's independence. Nemo takes Toma to his ancestral village in the mountains, from where they set out on a hunting trip. Nemo wants to get to know his son and make up for the lost years. He wants to teach Toma the most important thing in life: how to be independent. Toma wants to know why his father was in prison, and bit by bit, Nemo tells him what happened in the mountains a decade ago: When Nemo was a forester, he killed a man. Nemo teaches Toma how to make fire and how to use a hunting rifle. Through ups and downs, Toma slowly starts to feel a connection to his surly father and discovers that he is more like his father than he expected. Just when Toma is about to truly accept his father, he accidentally shoots Nemo in what seems like a hunting accident high up in the mountains. Nemo is dead, and Toma is now burdened with the task of staying alive and taking his father back to the village. Toma drags his father down the snow-covered mountain. He has to fend off wolves, battle snowstorms, and chase away the demons that visit him in his nightmares. Toma eventually takes shelter in a trapping pit, where they are found by villagers. Toma is saved, and he has managed to bring his father's body back to civilization. Back at school, the attitude of his bullies-and Anana-proves that Toma has learned his father's lessons.

Cast & Crew
Producers: George Ovashvili, Eike Goreczka, Fabrizio Maltese, Filip Todorov, Karla Stoyakova, Mesut Ulutas
Director: George Ovashvili
Script: Roelof Jan Minneboo, George Ovashvili
Director of Photography: Cristos Kharamanis
Production Design: Fleur Witlock
Music: Josef Bardanashvili
Sound: Tvo Heger
Editing: Kim Sun Min
Cast: Giorgi Gigauri, Givi Chuguashvili, Kira Andronikashvili, Otar Melikidze, Mariam Chagunava
Production. Wagonnet Films , 42Film, Joli Rideau Media, Axman , Waterfront, Seven Pease

George Ovashvili
George Ovashvili is an acclaimed Georgian film director, writer, and producer. He graduated from the Film Department of the Georgian State University of Cinema and Theatre in 1996, and later from the Filmmaking Program at the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Hollywood in 2006.
He made his directorial debut with two short films: Wagonnet (1997) and Eye Level (2005). His first feature film, The Other Bank, premiered in the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 and went on to win over 50 international awards. It was also nominated for the European Film Awards in the “European Discovery” category.
His second feature, Corn Island (2014), received the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015.
In 2017, Ovashvili completed his trilogy of feature films exploring Georgia’s recent history with Khibula, which premiered in the main competition at Karlovy Vary.
His fourth feature, Beautiful Helen (2023), premiered at the Trieste Film Festival. Most recently, he completed The Moon is a Father of Mine (2025), which will have its world premiere in the main competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025.
In 2018, George founded “Wagonnet Films”, a production company based in Tbilisi,
Georgia. The company focuses on producing works by emerging and established directors, with a strong emphasis on international co-productions.

Filmography
Wagonnet (short, 1997), Eye Level (short, 2005), The Other Bank (2009),Corn Island (2014), Khibula (2017), Beautiful Helen (2023), The Frost and a Little Schoolboy (short, 2024), The Moon is a Father of Mine (2025).