Companies: BIM Distribuzione, Canal+, Carac Films, CNC, Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography of the Russian Federation, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, Georgianfilm, La Sept Cinéma, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Petropol, Pierre Grise Productions, RAI, Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR), Союзкиносервис, Teleclub AG
A witty, despairing French-Russian-Italian-Swiss art movie set in 16th-century Georgia, Stalinist Georgia, contemporary Georgia, and contemporary Paris, featuring the same set of actors in all four settings.