Vodka Lemon


1h 30m 2003

Brief Synopsis

In a remote, isolated village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is communing with her late husband. The two are penniless--she works in a local bar that is about to close dow

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Foreign
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Artcam (Czech Republic); Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Canal Plus; Centre National Du Cinema; Cnc; Eurimages; Paradise Films; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Arthaus (Norway); Columbus Film Ag; Folkets Bio; Imagine Film Distribution (Ifd); Kairos Films; Memento Films; Metrodome Distribution; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

In a remote, isolated village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is communing with her late husband. The two are penniless--she works in a local bar that is about to close down, while he has been forced to start selling his meager possessions. All seems hopelessly bleak, yet as Hamo begins to court Nina, they are revitalized by their unexpected union.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Foreign
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Artcam (Czech Republic); Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Canal Plus; Centre National Du Cinema; Cnc; Eurimages; Paradise Films; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Arthaus (Norway); Columbus Film Ag; Folkets Bio; Imagine Film Distribution (Ifd); Kairos Films; Memento Films; Metrodome Distribution; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2003

Released in United States 2004

Released in United States Fall October 8, 2004

Released in United States January 2004

Released in United States November 19, 2004

Released in United States on Video December 20, 2005

Shown at New Directors/New Films series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 24 - April 4, 2004.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-19, 2004.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival August 27-September 6, 2003.

Released in United States 2003 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival August 27-September 6, 2003.)

Released in United States 2004 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 24 - April 4, 2004.)

Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-19, 2004.)

Released in United States Fall October 8, 2004

Released in United States on Video December 20, 2005

Released in United States November 19, 2004 (Los Angeles)