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Director:
Writer:
Zaza Urushadze (writer)
Release Date:
17 April 2015 (USA)
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Plot:
War in Georgia, Apkhazeti region in 1990. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
Tangerine
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Georgia
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1990s
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Tea Drinking
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Burning House
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 13 wins
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6 nominations
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(5 articles)
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Humanity can be stronger than what separates us
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Lembit Ulfsak | ... | Ivo |
 | Elmo Nüganen | ... | Margus |
 | Giorgi Nakashidze | ... | Ahmed |
| Misha Meskhi | ... | Niko (as Mikheil Meskhi) |
| Raivo Trass | ... | Juhan |
| Zura Begalishvili | ... | Aslan (as Zurab Begalishvili) |
| Dato Khakhidze | ... | Aslan's Soldiers (as David Khakhidze) |
| Jano Izoria | ... | Aslan's Soldiers |
| Gia Gogishvili | ... | Aslan's Soldiers |
| Vamekh Jangidze | ... | Aslan's Soldiers |
| Aleko Begalishvili | ... | Aslan's Soldiers |
| Temo Khutsishvili | ... | Aslan's Soldiers |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kakha Arevadze | ... | Ibragim |
| Ann-Heliin Saadoja | ... | Mari |
| Giorgi Tsaava | ... | Officer (as George Tsaava) |
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Also Known As:
"Mandariinid" - Estonia (original title)
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Runtime:
87 min
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There is not a single woman in the film.See more »
Quotes:
Margus:Soon there will be rain.
Ivo:There will not.
Margus:They will be here soon.
Ivo:Who?
Margus:The Georgians and Russians. And the tangerines will stay in the trees. You know what this war is called? The war of citrus.
Ivo:What do you mean?
Margus:It's a war over my tangerines.
Ivo:Be normal. They are fighting for the land.
Margus:For the land where my tangerines grow.
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Ivo:There will not.
Margus:They will be here soon.
Ivo:Who?
Margus:The Georgians and Russians. And the tangerines will stay in the trees. You know what this war is called? The war of citrus.
Ivo:What do you mean?
Margus:It's a war over my tangerines.
Ivo:Be normal. They are fighting for the land.
Margus:For the land where my tangerines grow.
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Featured in 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015) (TV)See more »
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First, let me say that I am not by nature a peacenik. That said, I was thoroughly charmed by this anti-war film. In the same vein as films like "Enemy Mine," this film explores the well-trod ground of war and how it affects individual civilians and combatants alike, but does so on a much smaller, more intimate stage than usual war films.
The story throws together men with different ages, nationalities, and religions, and asks whether there is something more basic or more important than these distinctions. What happens when the faceless enemy in the woods becomes a man with his own thoughts and problems? Kudos to the director and all of the actors for portraying realistic characters and for allowing us to believably grow with the characters. Lembit Ulfsak is particularly stellar as Ivo, the "moral man." I think that scriptwriters too often give their characters weight and authority by giving them some defining moment or backstory. Not here. Ivo is defined, instead, by what he does and says in the confines of the film, and it is his moral compass that lead the rest of the characters, and, by extension, us to question our own prejudices.
All in all, a beautiful story beautifully told.