Vodka Lemon

Vodka Lemon (Vodka Lîmon, Վոդկա լիմոն, Водка Лимон) 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

 * San Marco Prize, Best Film Award, 60th Venice International Film Festival, 2003.
 * Jury Award, Feature Film/Best Actor, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2004.
 * Grand Prize, Jury Prize and Best Photography, Mons International Festival of Love Films, 2004.
 * Best Film 2003 nominee - Bangkok Film Festival, 2004

Cast

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

Soundtrack

 * Tombe la neige by Salvatore Adamo
 * Письмо (Pismo / Letter) by Klavdiya Shulzhenko