Question: Are the directors of both films Alaverdoba (Film) and The Rainbow Warrior (Film) from the same country?

Alain Mafart( born 1951) is a French military officer best known for his part in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. Mafart was a DGSE agent and deputy commander of the French Navy Training Centre in Corsica. He supported the sabotage team that travelled to New Zealand and bombed and sank the Greenpeace vessel" Rainbow Warrior", drowning photographer Fernando Pereira. He was apprehended by New Zealand police, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on 22 November 1985. Following heavy political pressure from France and her allies and a United Nations- sponsored mediation between New Zealand and France in July 1986, Mafart was deported to the island of Hao in French Polynesia to serve three years. In return, France apologised to New Zealand and paid New Zealand$ 6.5 million. However, on 14 December 1987, Mafart was returned to Paris after complaining of stomach pains. After treatment he was not returned to the island and in 1988 enrolled on a two- year course at the École de Guerre( War College) in Paris. Mafart was promoted to colonel in December 1993. According to" Le Monde", Mafart was then serving near Paris on a base housing several command staffs, including that of military intelligence. His commanding officer during the" Rainbow Warrior" affair became an aide to Defence Minister Francois Léotard. He wrote a book Carnets secrets d'un nageur de combat: Du Rainbow Warrior aux glaces de l'Arctique(" Secret notebooks of a naval frogman: from the Rainbow Warrior to the Arctic ices") that concerned his role in the bombing. Mafart subsequently become a photographer, and in 2016 was a finalist in the Natural History Museum ’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. In 2014, under the name Alain Mafart- Renodier, one of his photos was selected for inclusion in an international Greenpeace calendar. Upon belatedly realising the identity of the photographer, Greenpeace USA destroyed 14,000 calendars it held in stock but could not prevent the majority from being sold to the public. <SEP> The Rainbow Warrior( sometimes called The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior) is a 1993 made- for- television drama film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Jon Voight and Sam Neill. <SEP> Giorgi Shengelaia( born 11 May 1937) is a Georgian and Soviet film director. He has directed 14 films since 1961. His 1985 film" The Journey of a Young Composer" was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival where he won the Silver Bear for Best Director. <SEP> Behind the Rainbow is a 2009 documentary film. <SEP> The film story set in around Alaverdi Monastery, Kakheti. Alaverdoba( translit." alaverdoba") is a 1962 Georgian Art drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia. Protagonist Guram goes there in order to see firsthand the ancient Georgian religious feast Alaverdoba. <SEP> His film credits included" Villain"( 1971)," Fear is the Key"( 1972)," Mister Quilp"( 1975), the film version of" The Likely Lads"( 1976)," The Hunchback of Notre Dame"( 1982), the Disney film" Trenchcoat"( 1983)," Wilt"( 1989) and" Back to the Secret Garden"( 2001). He also directed the 1975 BAFTA TV Award winning television play" Bar Mitzvah Boy". He died on 17 February 2017 at the age of 84. Michael John Tuchner( 24 June 1932 – 17 February 2017) was a British film and theatre director.