''Vodka Lemon'' ( ku, Vodka Lîmon, hy, Վոդկա լիմոն, russian: Водка Лимон) is a 2003 film directed by the Iraqi–

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director

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Plot

The film is set in a

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village in

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, still suffering economically from the

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'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,

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, 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 *

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Soundtrack

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'' by

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* ''Письмо'' (''Pismo'' / ''Letter'') by

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External links

* * {{Armenian submission for Academy Awards 2003 films 2003 drama films Kurdish films Kurdish-language films Armenian-language films 2000s Russian-language films 2000s French-language films Films set in Armenia 2004 drama films