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A young man looking for a purpose in life sets out to find it by tracking down his lost father in this drama. Tedo (Tedo Bekhauri) is twelve years old and lives with his mother just outside Tbilisi, while his father was sent to fight in the Republic of Abkhazia when they broke away from Georgia and he hasn't been seen since. Tedo has had a distant relationship with his mother ever since she became involved with another man, and he spends most of his time with his friend Tsupak (Galoba Gambaria) and a gang of small-time delinquents who abuse drugs and commit petty theft to pass the time. One day, Tedo decides he's had enough of life at home and sets out for Abkhazia in search of his father, but crossing the border and entering a war zone is even more dangerous than he expected, especially when the youngster doesn't even have any promise that his dad is still alive. Gagma Napiri (aka The Other Bank) was the first feature film from director George Ovashvili.