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 IraqiKurdish 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