Vodka Lemon


Vodka Lemon 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

Cast

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

Soundtrack