Vodka Lemon
{{Short description|2003 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Vodka Lemon
| image = vodka-lemon.jpg
| caption = Theatrical Poster
| writer = Lei Dinety
Pauline Gouzenne
Hiner Saleem
| starring = Romen Avinian
Lala Sarkissian
| director = Hiner Saleem
| producer = Fabrice Guez
| distributor = New Yorker Films
| released = {{Film date|2003}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = France
Italy
Switzerland
Armenia
| language = Armenian
Kurdish
Russian
French
| budget = $2,0 M
}}
Vodka Lemon ({{langx|ku|Vodka Lîmon}}, {{langx|hy|Վոդկա լիմոն}}, {{langx|ru|Водка Лимон}}) is a 2003 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed and co-written by the Iraqi–Kurdish director Huner Saleem.
Plot
The 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
- 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
- Romen Avinian
- Lala Sarkissian
- Gagik Sargsyan
- Ruzan Mesropyan
- Zahal Karielachvili
- Armen Marutyan
- Astrik Avaguian
- Ivan Franěk
Soundtrack
- Tombe la neige by Salvatore Adamo
- Письмо (Pismo / Letter) by Klavdiya Shulzhenko
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0379577|title=Vodka Lemon}}
- {{Rotten-tomatoes|1152820-vodka_lemon}}
{{Armenian submission for Academy Awards}}
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Category:2003 comedy-drama films
Category:Armenian comedy-drama films
Category:Italian comedy-drama films
Category:Swiss comedy-drama films
Category:French comedy-drama films
Category:Kurdish-language films
Category:Armenian-language films
Category:2000s Russian-language films