The year is 1966. A renowned French ballerina arrives in Tbilisi: she dances in *Giselle* and *Don Quixote* alongside the legendary Vakhtang Chabukiani on the stage of the Opera and Ballet Theatre. After the performance, she is interviewed and asked, “What would you wish for Georgia?” — to which she casually replies, “Freedom and independence.” That single phrase would bar her from entering Georgia for decades to come. It is surprising that anyone expected a different answer from the granddaughter of Noe Zhordania, the Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.