Repentance

Varlam, the despotic mayor of a small town, dies. After his funeral, his body is repeatedly unearthed and buried again. Through flashbacks and dreamlike scenes, we witness his rise, power and ambiguities.

Repentance is a 1987 drama movie directed by Tengiz Abuladze, starring Ia Ninidze, Ketevan Abuladze, Zeinab Botsvadze. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 5,437 votes and runs 2h 33m.