Life without Internet- Polish Documentary Shows a Remote Georgian Village

A group of Polish youth have made a short documentary about a remote Georgian village which has so far had 200,000 views on 9GaG, also gaining popularity across social media.

A small group of Polish tourists suggest that, other than Tbilisi, Batumi and Gori, travelers should aim to visit the southern part of Georgia, particularly a small village called Udabno ('desert'). The mountainous village was a project of the USSR and just 300 people currently live there, mostly originating, and having been resettled, from the region of Svaneti. The residents of Udabno have many problems, such as limited water supply and lack of an Internet connection. Yet, we are shown, there are many other sources of happiness, too.

“Some time ago we hit upon the idea that it would be cool to travel to a place where there would definitely be no internet. During a meeting with my friends, I learned about a small Georgian village called Udabno,” film director Wlodek Markowicz said in the introduction to the video.

Below, you can watch that beautiful video which has so far been enjoyed by 200,000 people (leaving 1,400 comments on YouTube) and at the same time learn a little more about the lifestyle enjoyed by residents of a remote Georgian village .

Tamar Svanidze