Tangerines

2015 | Drama, War, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.

Scores

Overall Score
69.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.3%
Review Aggregate
86.6

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 64 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 64 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalsuspensefulhistoricalgrittythought-provokinglightheartedpoliticalstylizeddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lembit Ulfsak2015$37,000$49,000(est)
Giorgi Nakashidze2015$23,000$30,000(est)
Elmo Nüganen2015$17,000$23,000(est)
Mikheil Meskhi2015$14,000$19,000(est)
Raivo Trass2015$12,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes50,945

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$144,501$191,266
International2015$879,631$1,164,305
Worldwide2015$1,024,132$1,355,570

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2015$424,103$561,355
Digital Rentals ?2015$1,805,000$2,389,150
Digital Purchases ?2015$1,893,000$2,505,629
Physical Rentals ?2015$2,048,000$2,710,792
Physical Purchases ?2015$5,488,000$7,264,074
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$72,250$95,633
Total Revenues2015$11,730,353$15,526,632
Expenses
Budget ?2015$650,000$860,359
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$585,000 (est)$774,323 (est)
Participations2015$469,000$620,782
Residuals ?2015$666,000$881,537
Interest & Overhead2015$130,000$172,072
Total Expenses2015$2,500,000$3,309,072
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$9,230,353$12,217,561

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