Tangerines

Mandariinid (2013)

Timing: 1:27 (87 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-10-16

Country

Estonia, Georgia

Production

Allfilm, Georgianfilm

Genre

Drama, War

Budget

$650 000

Revenue

$1 024 132

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Director

Zaza Urushadze

Actors

Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze, Elmo Nüganen, Misha Meskhi, Raivo Trass, Zura Begalishvili, Jano Izoria, Gia Gogishvili, Vamekh Jangidze, Aleko Begalishvili
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Zaza Urushadze

Producer

Zaza Urushadze, Ivo Felt

Operator

Rein Kotov

Composer

Artist

Irakli Mchedlidze

Audition

Editing

Alexander Kuranov
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• Georgy Nakashidze, who plays the role of a Chechen named Akhmed, is actually Georgian.
• The film is dedicated to Levan Abashidze, a well-known Soviet and Georgian actor who died in the war with Abkhazia.
• Estonia submitted the film 'Tangerines' (2013) for the 'Oscar' in the 'Best International Feature Film' category in 2015.
• It took two weeks to write the film's screenplay.
• The first Estonian (co-produced with Georgia) narrative feature film to be nominated for an 'Oscar'.
• When preparing for his first film shoot, Lembit Ulfsak asked for leave from the theater, packed his things, and got ready to leave, only to learn that the start of filming was postponed due to financial difficulties. Later, the actor recounted that it was extremely awkward for him to ask for leave from the theater a second time.
• There are no women in the film.
• Estonia submitted the film "Mandarins" (2013) for the "Oscar" in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category in 2015.
• The first Estonian-produced (co-produced with Georgia) feature film to be nominated for an "Oscar".