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Tangerines (Georgian: მანდარინები Mandarinebi, Estonian: Mandariinid) is a 2013 Estonian-Georgian film directed, produced and written by Zaza Urushadze. Set during the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia, the film is a morality tale addressing issues of conflict, reconciliation and pacifism.[3][4] It was filmed in Guria, Georgia.

Tangerines
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Directed by	Zaza Urushadze
Written by	Zaza Urushadze
Produced by	Ivo Felt Zaza Urushadze
Starring	Lembit Ulfsak Elmo Nüganen Mikheil Meskhi Giorgi Nakashidze Raivo Trass
Cinematography	Rein Kotov
Edited by	Alexander Kuranov
Music by	Niaz Diasamidze
Distributed by	Allfilm, Cinema 24, Samuel Goldwyn Films[1]
Release date	15 October 2013 (2013-10-15)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Estonia, Georgia
Languages	Estonian, Russian, Georgian
Budget	€650,000
Box office	$1,052,799[2]

It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards[5][6] and was among the five nominated films at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.[7]

Plot

In a rural village of ethnic Estonians in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed separatist region in the newly independent Georgia, Ivo (Lembit Ulfsak) and his friend Margus (Elmo Nüganen) are the only two of their once large community who have not fled for Estonia after the outbreak of the war. Margus has delayed leaving until he can harvest his lucrative tangerine crop. Ivo, a carpenter, is attempting to make enough wooden crates to hold all the unpicked tangerines, but doesn't reveal his reasons for staying.

Two Chechen mercenaries fighting alongside the Abkhaz separatists show up and demand food from Ivo before leaving peacefully. However, they get into a firefight with Georgian Army soldiers in front of Margus' house, leaving only one alive from each side. Ahmed (Giorgi Nakashidze), the surviving Chechen, and Nika (Mikheil Meskhi), a Georgian volunteer, are both gravely wounded, and Ivo brings them into his home to nurse them back to health.

While both vow to kill each other once they have the strength, Ivo secures a pledge from each to not enact any vengeance under his roof. A great deal of tension ensues between the two enemies as they begin to recover over many days in the same tiny house. Slowly, the two begin to recognize the humanity and honor in each other. Under the moral tutelage of the senior and wise Ivo, the two move from hatred and antagonism, to respect and camaraderie.

When Abkhaz soldiers come to the house, Ivo convinces Ahmed to tell them that Nika is also a fellow Chechen, but whose head wound has left him unable to speak.

After a local military patrol fails to show to harvest the tangerines as planned, Margus is desperate. The Abkhaz soldiers, having set up camp nearby, promise to help harvest the tangerines in two days. That night, however, shelling hits the village, destroying Margus' property. Ahmed offers Margus a large wad of cash that he has made from being a mercenary, but Margus refuses money "made like that".

Russian troops allied to the Abkhaz and Chechens later drive up to Ivo's house, finding Ahmed and Margus outside, and falsely accuse Ahmed of being Georgian. They are about to execute him when Nika shoots them from the house with a rifle. In the firefight, Margus is killed by Russian gunfire. Ahmed and Nika partner to fight the Russians, but Nika is shot dead by a wounded Russian before Ahmed finishes off Nika's killer.

Ivo and Ahmed bury Margus and Nika. Ivo reveals that Nika's body lies next to that of his own son, who was killed when the war broke out in August 1992. Ivo tells Ahmed that if he had died instead of Nika, Ivo would have buried Ahmed next to his son as well. Ahmed tells Ivo that he misses his own family, and begins his drive home to a Chechnya that will be plunged into a similar bloody war less than two years later. He listens to a cassette tape of Georgian music that belonged to Nika.

Cast

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• Lembit Ulfsak as Ivo, an elderly Estonian farmer living in Abkhazia. He is a hawk-faced older fellow, who never hesitates; he instantly helps others, regardless of their "side" in this misery.
• Giorgi Nakashidze as Ahmed, a wounded Chechen soldier, slightly wounded but eager to "kill that scumbag in the next room!" Ivo eventually gets him to promise not to kill Nika unless he steps outside the house.
• Elmo Nüganen as Margus, a friend of Ivo, another Estonian farmer, with a tangerine orchard. He wants to make this sale so he can join his family in Estonia.
• Mikheil (Misha) Meskhi as Nika, a wounded Georgian soldier and an ethnic Christian with shrapnel in his head. His hatred for Ahmed is every bit as venomous.

Critical reception

The film received an 88% rating from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 66 reviews, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tangerines' impassioned message and the strong work of a solid cast more than make up for the movie's flawed narrative and uneven structure."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

According to the film critic Anthony D'Alessandro, Nüganen drew a parallel to the 2014 Ukraine-Russia Conflict.[10]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceromoney	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Academy Awards	22 February 2015	Best Foreign Language Film	Tangerines	Nominated	[11]
Gaudí Awards	31 January 2016	Best European Film	Tangerines	Won	[12]
Bari International Film Festival	12 April 2014	Best Picture	Tangerines	Won	[13]
Fajr International Film Festival	4 February 2014	The Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay	Zaza Urushadze	Won	[14]
		The Crystal Phoenix for Best Picture	Zaza Urushadze and Ivo Felt	Won
Golden Globe Awards	11 January 2015	Best Foreign Language Film	Tangerines	Nominated	[15]
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg	10 November 2013	Audience Award	Tangerines	Won
		Special Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg	Tangerines	Won
Jerusalem Film Festival	19 July 2014	In the Spirit of Freedom Awards in Memory of Wim van Leer	Zaza Urushadze and Tangerines	Honourable mention	[16]
Satellite Awards	15 February 2015	Best Foreign Language Film	Tangerines	Won	[17]
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	30 November 2013	Best Estonian Film	Tangerines	Won	[18]
War on Screen	5 October 2014	Jury Grand Prix	Tangerines	Won	[19]
Warsaw International Film Festival	20 November 2013	Audience Award: Best Feature Film	Tangerines	Won	[20]
		Best Director Award	Zaza Urushadze	Won

See also

• List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Tangerines Allfilm
• Tangerines at IMDb
• Tangerines at AllMovie
• Tangerines at Rotten Tomatoes
• Tangerines at Box Office Mojo
• Estonian-Georgian film Mandariinid (Tangerines) wins prizes in Germany
• 'Tangerines': Film Review The Hollywood Reporter, 11/24/2014

На других языках

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[de] Tangerines

Tangerines, estnisch Mandariinid bzw. georgisch მანდარინები, ist ein estnisch-georgisches Filmdrama von Sasa Uruschadse aus dem Jahr 2013.

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- [en] Tangerines (film)

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[ru] Мандарины (фильм)

«Мандарины» (эст. Mandariinid) — художественный фильм грузинского режиссёра Зазы Урушадзе, вышедший на экраны в 2013 году. В 2014 году награждён премией «За лучшую режиссуру» 29-го Варшавского кинофестиваля[1], в 2015 году фильм был номинирован на премии «Оскар» и «Золотой глобус» в категории «Лучший фильм на иностранном языке».mw-parser-output .ts-Переход img{margin-left:.285714em}[⇨]. Премьера фильма состоялась 31 октября 2013 года (в Эстонии 1 ноября)[2].

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