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Vodka Lemon (Kurdish: Vodka Lîmon, Armenian: Վոդկա լիմոն, Russian: Водка Лимон) is a 2003 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed and co-written by the Iraqi–Kurdish director Huner Saleem.
| Vodka Lemon | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Hiner Saleem |
| Written by | Lei Dinety Pauline Gouzenne Hiner Saleem |
| Produced by | Fabrice Guez |
| Starring | Romen Avinian Lala Sarkissian |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy Switzerland Armenia |
| Languages | Armenian Kurdish Russian French |
| Budget | $2,0 M |
Plot
editThe film is set in a Yazidi village in Armenia, still suffering economically from the Soviet Union's collapse. Hamo, a widower with three sons, visits his wife's grave every day. In the graveyard, he meets Nina, a widow who works at a local roadside stand called Vodka Lemon which is about to close down. Both are penniless, yet start an unexpected relationship which revitalises them.
Awards
edit- San Marco Prize, Best Film Award, 60th Venice International Film Festival, 2003.
- Jury Award, Feature Film/Best Actor, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2004.
- Grand Prize, Jury Prize and Best Photography, Mons International Festival of Love Films, 2004.
- Best Film 2003 nominee - Bangkok Film Festival, 2004
Cast
edit- Romen Avinian
- Lala Sarkissian
- Gagik Sargsyan
- Ruzan Mesropyan
- Zahal Karielachvili
- Armen Marutyan
- Astrik Avaguian
- Ivan Franěk
Soundtrack
edit- Tombe la neige by Salvatore Adamo
- Письмо (Pismo / Letter) by Klavdiya Shulzhenko