Vodka Lemon

Story

Synopsis

In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish 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 when Hamo begins to court Nina, their unexpected love revitalizes them.

Director

Hiner Saleem

Writers

Hiner Saleem, Pauline Gouzenne, Lei Dinety

Language

Armenian

Country

Armenia, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium

Release date

21 November 2003

Ensemble

Cast

• Romen Avinian

  Hamo

• Lala Sarkissian

  Nina

• 

  Ivan Franěk

  Dilovan

• 

  Ruzan Mesropyan

  Zine (as Rouzanna-Vite Mesropian)

• Zahal Karielachvili

  Giano

• Astrik Avaguian

  Avin

• 

  Armen Marutyan

  Romik (as Armen Marouthian)

• Svetlana Babelyan

  Tali