To celebrate Georgia’s independence day, the Consulate of Georgia in the Philippines, led by Consul (a.h.) Thelmo Cunanan Jr, will hold a special diplomatic/consular screening of 2015 Oscar-finalist “Tangerines”.

The event will be held on May 16, 2015 at the Film Development Council of the Philippines theatre at the Casa Vallejo Cultural Complex, Upper Session Road, Baguio City. The film screening is a side-event of the 2nd Nationwide Georgian Film Roadshow. Unlike the other movies in the film festival, which will travel to different cities around the country, “Tangerines” will only be shown on May 16 in Baguio City.

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 directed by famous Georgian film maker Zaza Urushadze. The filming took place in the Guria region in Georgia.

“Tangerines” has won numerous awards to date, including the Special Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg and Audience Award at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2013, Best Director Award from Warsaw International Film Festival, Best Estonian Film at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013, Best Director at the Tbilisi International Film Festival 2013, Crystal Phoenix for Best Picture and for Best Screenplay at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival 2014, and Best Picture at the Bari International Film Festival 2014.