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Vodka Lemon

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Vodka Lemon
Theatrical Poster
Directed byHiner Saleem
Written byLei Dinety
Pauline Gouzenne
Hiner Saleem
Produced byFabrice Guez
StarringRomen Avinian
Lala Sarkissian
Distributed byNew Yorker Films
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
Switzerland
Armenia
LanguagesArmenian
Kurdish
Russian
French
Budget$2,0 M

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 IraqiKurdish director Huner Saleem.

Plot

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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

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  • 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

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  • Romen Avinian
  • Lala Sarkissian
  • Gagik Sargsyan
  • Ruzan Mesropyan
  • Zahal Karielachvili
  • Armen Marutyan
  • Astrik Avaguian
  • Ivan Franěk

Soundtrack

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