In the winding, cobblestone streets of Old Tbilisi, where sulfur baths steam under ancient balconies, a man named Dato (the Georgian "Danny Ocean") sits across from Rati (his "Rusty"). They speak not in rapid-fire English, but in Qartulad — Georgian — with its rolling consonants and ancient script.
Dato then delivers a three-minute toast — a masterpiece of Georgian rhetoric — recounting every betrayal Rezo committed, each line ending with a sip of wine. The oligarch's associates laugh. Rezo's pride shatters louder than any glass. Ocean 39-s Thirteen Qartulad
Dato sips chacha , the local grape vodka. "Then we don't just rob him. We humiliate him on the night of the Rtveli — the harvest festival. Every oligarch in the Caucasus will be watching." In the winding, cobblestone streets of Old Tbilisi,
"Rezo, Gaumarjos! (Victory!)" he shouts. "In Qartulad tradition, a thief who steals during a supra must be forgiven if he offers a better toast." The oligarch's associates laugh
Dato keeps nothing. He returns to the sulfur baths, lights a cigarette, and tells the ghost of his father: "We didn't steal. We just redistributed the poetry."