Robinsonada or My English Grandfather

Robinsonada or My English Grandfather (Georgian: რობინზონიადა ანუ ჩემი ინგლისელი პაპა; Russian: Робинзонада, или Мой английский дедушка, romanized: Robinzonada ili moy angliskiy dedushka; also known as Robinson Crusoe in Georgia) is a 1987 Georgian comedy film directed by Nana Djordjadze.

[1] [2] The main story of the film is framed as the reminiscences of an aged Georgian woman recalling her love affair, many years earlier, with an English telegraph worker.

(This plot element is based on the true story of the Indo-European Telegraph Line, built by Siemens in 1868-1870, and operational until 1931).

Eventually, Hughes and Nestor are reconciled, but in the end both fall victim to a vengeful nobleman who has been dispossessed of his wealth by the new regime.

My English Grandfather is Nana Jorjadze's first major film, based on a screenplay by her husband Irakli Kvirikadze.