Wonderful Movie

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I've always been of the opinion that if you took any number of children at birth of diverse nationalities, ethnicities and religions, and allowed them to grow up together without any preconceived biases, they would grow up respectful and tolerant of each other, and more importantly, attain a friendship among themselves. I think that's what's at the heart of "Tangerines" once you strip away such connotations as 'Chechen', 'Georgian', 'Abkhazian' and 'Russian'. Because after all is said and done, people are just people, and have no reason to hate each other at face value. It's only when one's particular background is revealed that someone of a differing circumstance begins to exhibit prejudice and bias. The film, and the actions of Ivo (Lembit Ulfsak), Margus (Elmo Nüganen) and doctor Juhan (Raivo Trass), in overlooking the enmity between Chechen Ahmed (Giorgi Nakashidze) and Georgian Nika (Misha Meskhi), help the two enemies see each other as humans on the opposite side of a struggle for which there will ultimately be no winners or losers when it comes to the finality of death. Particularly poignant is the final scene, in which we learn the reason why Ivo will not return to Estonia, while offering his assurance to Ahmed that he would just as soon have buried him next to his own son in the same manner as Nika (only a little further away, to add an element of ironic humor to the story). I thought this was a thoughtful and provocative film with a discernible message of tolerance in a hate filled world, though at the same time, I have no illusions that a message as simple as the one delivered here, would have any impact on the those whose ideologies take precedence over humanity.

War in Georgia, Apkhazeti region in 1990. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in. Mandariinid is another god awful and just slow paced drama that doesn't belong on this list at all. The acting was dumb, the characters were very boring and just the entire scenario was very disappointing to see. Overall a movie that will not really affect you that much but you won't even be remember the next hour or the next 15-20 minutes. (0/10)

First I like movies with a few actor for example 4 5 five main actor. second I like this movie because I hate war in all of kind. this movie was like so soft peace in a green area with an exprienced old man. of course I predicted that Nika maybe will be killed but it was very great movie from Georgia.

Every human being should see this movie. Not that it's against the horror of war. Not that it's so little like our lives are as little in the universe. Not that if it wins an Oscar cause it's been nominated in the category for а foreign movie this year would change something. Not that you can see yourself there. Not that it's bigger than all religions in the world. Not that it's a drama and you don't like drama but your life is a drama. Not that you will not like it or like it. Not that it's a movie from 2013 but its distribution has been delayed for 2 years."Not that" too many times to count BUT because if you don't see it you will miss a lot. I know that.