How Sukhumi Fell

How Sukhumi Fell — Plot

The film consists entirely of documentary footage arranged in chronological order and shot by cameramen from both sides during the hostilities, starting with the column of internal troops of Georgia crossing the administrative border between Zugdidi and Gali on August 14, 1992, and ending with footage of the Abkhaz capture of Sukhumi in late September 1993. The film’s authors explain what led to the fall of Sukhumi in September 1993.

• Release date
• August 1, 2006
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Documentary, War, TV Movie
• Director
• Levan Akhobadze