Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
VODKA LEMON
Synopsis
In a remote village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to visit his wife’s grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is visiting her late husband’s grave. All seems hopelessly bleak, but their unexpected love revitalizes them.
Synopsis
In a remote village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to visit his wife’s grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is visiting her late husband’s grave. All seems hopelessly bleak, but their unexpected love revitalizes them.
Our take
A Venice prizewinner, Hiner Saleem’s affecting drama brings to light the intergenerational loss and financial hardships that loom over post-Soviet Armenia. Warmly captured with a wry humor, an unlikely romance lends a hopeful tenderness to the icy landscape, as love heals the wounds of the past.