Tangerines - Characters & Cast

To preserve life, uphold hospitality, and help his friend Margus harvest the tangerines before leaving the war zone.

Ivo remains a stoic, unchanging moral anchor throughout the film. He holds onto his humanity and acts as a father figure, refusing to let the hatred of the war dictate his actions, even though the war took his own son.

Initially driven by money and military duty; later motivated by personal honor, gratitude toward Ivo, and a newfound sense of brotherhood.

Ahmed begins as a hostile, hardened Chechen mercenary driven by a rigid code of honor and revenge. Over time, he learns to respect and ultimately care for his sworn enemy, Nika, fighting to protect him by the film's end.

Defending what he believes to be his rightful homeland from foreign invasion.

Nika transforms from a nationalistic Georgian actor who views the opposing side as pure evil into a man who can laugh and connect with his Chechen counterpart, realizing their shared humanity.

To successfully harvest his beautiful tangerine crop so it doesn't go to waste, and then flee to safety in Estonia.

Margus stubbornly clings to the hope of a normal harvest in the face of impending doom. Tragically, his optimism is shattered when he witnesses the total destruction of his livelihood and ultimately loses his life to the violence.