"I am shocked and happy," - commented Zaza Urushadze regarding the Oscar nomination of his film"Tangarines" for Best Foreign Language Film Category. Urushadze told "Rustavi 2" that for him and for all the actor starring in the film this is the greatest victory.
"I was expecting the nomination , but I was not quite sure. I am shocked and so happy. It was very difficult to get in the top 5. There were 83 films in this category.This is a great success for all those who take part in the film, "- said Zaza Urushadze.
The movie tells a story that takes place in 1992 during the war in Abkhazia in an Estonian village that was situated there. In the village, whose residents have fled from war, injured fighters from two opposite sides of the battle front happen to all be staying in the same house of an Estonian elder. The leading roles are played by Estonian actors Lembit Ulfsak and Elmo Nüganen, and Georgian actors Giorgi Nakhashidze and Mihhail Meskhi. It was produced by an Estonian film producer Ivo Felt and cost 650 000 euros to make. The filming took place in the Guria region in Georgia.