Mandariinid
Mandarinebi
Tangerines
Tangerines
Résumés(1)
En 1992, la guerre fait rage en Abkhazie. Un village ne compte comme seuls habitants, qu'un vieil homme, Ivo et un producteur de mandarines, Markus, tous deux d'origine estonienne, qui refuse de quitter sa plantation alors que les fruits sont presque mûrs. Le conflit est de plus en plus proche mais Ivo décide de venir en aide à Akhmed, un caucasien blessé, et le cache chez lui. Markus, à son tour, découvre un Géorgien laissé pour mort sur le champ de bataille. Deux combattants de camps opposés se retrouvent alors sous le même toit. (ESC Distribution)
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Critiques (2)
Who would have thought, that an Estonian-Georgian friendship would emerge in the field of cinematography and would be based on a story from the not so distant past when Abkhazia was swept by an ugly lady called war. Tangerines are one of the stories from this setting, and for its exotic location, it brings a very catchy, human story, to which there is nothing more to be added. It most closely resembles the Croatian movie No Man’s Land. Just as sad, and as absurd. Just like war itself.
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The film is based on a war conflict, which only has a marginal role in the story. It only serves as a backdrop to an encounter with the Man. At times, it reminded me of the 2002 film The Cuckoo, minus the sex (thank God!). There was also less humor (but it wasn’t completely devoid of it). An excellent film showing the senselessness of war and that you can keep your humanity and dignity in all circumstances if you truly want to.
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