Tangerines

Nominee
Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards
[The protagonist] is a marvelous character, and Mr. Ulfsak is nothing short of masterly in the role...a remarkable piece of antiwar cinema.
-- Joe Morgenstern, Wall St. Journal

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Tangerines

Set in 1992, during the growing conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists in the wake of the Soviet Union’s dissolution, this compassionate tale focuses on two Estonian immigrant farmers who decide to remain in Georgia long enough to harvest their tangerine crop. When the war comes to their doorsteps, Ivo (played by legendary Estonian actor Lembit Ulfsak) takes in two wounded soldiers from opposite sides. The fighters vow to kill each other when they recover, but their extended period of recovery has a humanizing effect that might transcend ethnic divides. Set against a beautiful landscape defiled by war, this poetic film makes an eloquent statement for peace.

Nominated for an Academy Award as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, War
Runtime
89
Language
Estonian, Georgian, Russian
Director
Zaza Urushadze
Cast
Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Mikhael Meskhi, Raivo Trass, Zurab Bealifhvili
Awards:
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Lee Marshall, Screen International

The surprise nomination in the best foreign film category at the 2015 Academy Awards, Estonian-Georgian co-production Tangerines is a tense, moving, nuanced anti-war drama. It may not have lifted the big prize, but its inclusion in the shortlist – the first ever for a film from either country – was ...

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