From a Georgian friend (SPOILER)

Thanks for the post. A good example of cultural differences.

I might add that it felt more ominous to me than it was intended by the man and the children.

Away with the manners of withered virgins

I was hoping someone who understood the language would provide a translation. This clarifies the incident. Thank you.

many thanks to you, I was going crazy trying to find out what the hunter said to Alex once he lowered the rifle :)

Thanks for the translation--much appreciated.

Why would the director decide to leave it untranslated? Most people watching would not be able to understand, not to mention the characters in the film.

This film just came across as very amateurish.

And all the pieces matter (The Wire)

Thanks for the translation. The entire scene made almost no sense to me when I watched it. It makes sense now. The pivotal scene in the film and no translation. I have this in HDTV with English softsubs and all the subs say at this scene is [speaking Georgian] and [continues speaking Georgian].

Thanks for the translation, OP! I like that the director left it untranslated because that put my attention entirely on the physical action. It also puts the viewer in the couple's position, not knowing what the hell these people talking about and then having a gun pointed at them with no awareness of how likely it is they'll be shot. Admittedly, I was checking email through the first hour, but I watched that scene four times, and after that the film was incredibly compelling.

Thanks for the translation, OP! I like that the director left it untranslated because that put my attention entirely on the physical action. It also puts the viewer in the couple's position, not knowing what the hell these people talking about and then having a gun pointed at them with no awareness of how likely it is they'll be shot. Admittedly, I was checking email through the first hour, but I watched that scene four times, and after that the film was incredibly compelling. Learning what they said adds an interesting dynamic because it turns out they weren't in danger at all! Ah, the irony.

Thanks for the translation phys406. I'm not sure if the director deliberately didn't include any subtitles to the scene just to make for a more intense viewing, or if the version I watched was perhaps just missing the subtitles, but it should have been explained later in the film at the moment when Nica asked Dato what the men wanted. I shouldn't have had to come to IMDB to tie up a loose end to a movie. I am curious though if the cinema or dvd version has the Georgian to English translation included. It was a beautifully shot movie though with very good performances from the actors.