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One evening, a black Mercedes-Benz W140 with tinted windows and Tbilisi license plates roars into the village. Inside is , the self-proclaimed "King of the Georgian Military Highway." He wears a gold chain and a leather jacket. He laughs at the rusted Zhiguli.

Kakha’s Mercedes ends up with its front wheels hanging over a 300-meter drop. He climbs out, shaking, his gold chain tangled in the seatbelt. Initial D Qartulad

Nikolozi, now blind in one eye but not in spirit, whispers to Giorgi: "სულის გარეშე მანქანა ლითონია. კახას აქვს ფული, მაგრამ არა ქართული გული." ("A car without a soul is just metal. Kakha has money, but no Georgian heart.") One evening, a black Mercedes-Benz W140 with tinted

And the old men in the village smile.

His grandfather, , a former Soviet rally mechanic, sits in the passenger seat with a glass of strong coffee and a single rule: "თუ ჭიქიდან ერთი წვეთი დაღვრი, ფეხით წახვალ მთაზე" ("If you spill one drop from the glass, you will walk up the mountain on foot"). Kakha’s Mercedes ends up with its front wheels

"დრიფტი… ქართულად" ("Drift… in Georgian").

His grandfather, waiting at the finish line with a horn of chacha , raises the drink. "ხომ გითხარი? სწრაფი ქართველი არ კვდება. ის ცეკვავს." ("Did I tell you? A fast Georgian does not die. He dances.")