Tangerines (2013)

Original title

Mandariinid

Directed by

Zaza Urushadze

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Georgia, Estonia

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 606 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the war in Abkhazia, an elderly Estonian farmer stays behind to harvest his tangerine crop. He takes in two wounded soldiers from opposing sides and tries to keep the peace between them.

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What happens

Tangerines (Georgian: მანდარინები Mandarinebi, Estonian: Mandariinid) is a 2013 Estonian–Georgian film written, produced, and directed by Zaza Urushadze. Set during the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia, the film's themes span conflict and war, reconciliation, and pacifism. It was filmed in Guria, Georgia. Tangerines was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film award at the 87th Academy Awards and the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, but ultimately lost to the Polish film Ida (2013) and to the epic Russian film Leviathan (2014). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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