In a city gripped by civil war, can a simple quest for escape lead to the heart of a battlefield?

Written in 1992, Journey to Karabakh (მოგზაურობა ყარაბაღში) is the cult classic that redefined contemporary Georgian literature. Against the backdrop of a crumbling Tbilisi controlled by paramilitary gangs, Gogliko and Giushka—two young men adrift in the chaos of a new era—embark on what they intend to be a quick trip to Azerbaijan to score drugs. However, a wrong turn in the dead of night lands them in the crosshairs of the first Nagorno-Karabakh War. What follows is a gritty, pseudo-adventure that masterfully captures the disillusionment of a "lost generation." Aka Morchiladze weaves a realistic narrative of displacement and absurdity, where the borders between freedom and captivity are as shifting as the frontlines themselves.