War in Abkhazia, 1992. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in.
Directed by Zaza Urushadze
gun
audio tape
head wound
photograph
bullet wound
house fire
carpenter
wood chopping
audio cassette
1990s
tangerine
Trailer
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4.1 / 5
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Cast
Lembit Ulfsak
Ivo
Giorgi Nakashidze
Ahmed
Elmo Nüganen
Margus
Misha Meskhi
Nika
Raivo Trass
Juhan
Zura Begalishvili
Aslan
Jano Izoria
Aslan's Soldier
Gia Gogishvili
Aslan's Soldier
Aleko Begalishvili
Aslan's Soldier
Giorgi Tsaava
Officer
Ann-Heliin Saadoja
Mari
Crew
Zaza Urushadze
Director
Zaza Urushadze
Screenplay
Niaz Diasamidze
Original Music Composer
Rein Kotov
Director of Photography
Ivo Felt
Producer
Zaza Urushadze
Producer
Artur Veeber
Co-Producer
Harmo Kallaste
Sound Designer
Ivo Felt
Sound Designer
Harmo Kallaste
Sound Editor
Karin Tetsmann
Props
Maria Kallaste
Production Assistant
Popular Reviews
96 reviews
Laura
8.0★ · 04/12/26
o ivo tocou meu coração
o ivo tocou meu coração
yelda
10.0★ · 02/01/26
'toprak için savaşıyorlar. mandalinalarımın yetiştiği toprak için.' за смерть, margus
'toprak için savaşıyorlar. mandalinalarımın yetiştiği toprak için.' за смерть, margus
Markoroni
7.0★ · 10/29/25
I slept a bit through this one, but it was also beautiful
I slept a bit through this one, but it was also beautiful
Da ginger Films
8.0★ · 08/06/25
My first Estonian movie
I have no knowledge of this war at all but I feel this film rlly shows the hatred the two sides have for one another well.
Ahmed and Nikas very slow accepting of one another is the best part of this film. From both starting out with a mass hatred for one another and then apologising for killing their freinds is rlly beautiful. The harrowing end shattered that though to remind us we’re in a war film.
The acting is just solid overall the 4 characters work well with one another.
The start is a bit empty but once the two soldiers begin to realise they’re enemies next door it gets good.
The more intense scenes are done well with one coming completely out of nowhere which shocked me a lot.
The more philosophical scenes like Margus’ tangerines are nice and smart.
Nice lighting and good design of the area as it does look like a historic area which has stayed that way despite being in the 90s.
But the short runtime does kinda hinder it would’ve been nice to get a lot more tension between Ahmed and Nika.
But for my first Estonian film very pleased
My first Estonian movie
I have no knowledge of this war at all but I feel this film rlly shows the hatred the two sides have for one another well.
Ahmed and Nikas very slow accepting of one another is the best part of this film. From both starting out with a mass hatred for one another and then apologising for killing their freinds is rlly beautiful. The harrowing end shattered that though to remind us we’re in a war film.
The acting is just solid overall the 4 characters work well with one another.
The start is a bit empty but once the two soldiers begin to realise they’re enemies next door it gets good.
The more intense scenes are done well with one coming completely out of nowhere which shocked me a lot.
The more philosophical scenes like Margus’ tangerines are nice and smart.
Nice lighting and good design of the area as it does look like a historic area which has stayed that way despite being in the 90s.
But the short runtime does kinda hinder it would’ve been nice to get a lot more tension between Ahmed and Nika.
