Oscars 2015: ‘Tangerines’ looks at impact of war

Tangerines is an Estonian-Georgian film by Zaza Urushadze set in post-Soviet Georgia of the early 1990s. The film, about two men who tend wounded soldiers from rival sides of the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict, has also netted awards nominations around the world. Its Estonian producer, Ivo Felt, said the film tried to show the impact of war — any war — on individuals.

“It’s a crazy world out there,” Felt said. “It’s about basic human values and people living on the edge.”

Felt said he was proud to receive the first Oscar nomination for Estonia, a Baltic nation of 1.3 million people.

“Many people don’t even know where Estonia is, so getting nominated is just amazing,” he said.