Director of the film "Father of a Soldier" Rezo Chkheidze and daughter Suliko Zhgenti, writer ribbons, refused to grant the rights to Timur Bekmambetov's shooting a remake of the movie. Rezo Chkheidze and Olga Zhgenti stated that the company Bekmambetov's "Bazelevs began negotiating the purchase of copyrights back in 2006. Then the parties have reached an agreement. Talks resumed in 2011, but again ended without results. "Improper conduct and any deviation from the law and legal obligations on the part of representatives of the film company has caused wariness holders of the same movie script" - said in a statement Chkheidze and Zhgenti. Rights holders also made it clear that they decided to make a public statement in connection with "participation in the last time the facts of infringement of copyright in the former Soviet space." Painting "The Father of a Soldier", filmed by "Georgia-Film", published in 1964. The main hero of the movie is a Georgian farmer George Makharashvili. Events unfolding ribbon during the Second World War. Chkheidze and Zhgenti note that Bekmambetov wanted to reshoot the film in the sci-fi genre.
