Dainis Gaidelis

Eski bir New York Times muhabiri olan David ve garip yeni komşusu Robert kazara bisikletiyle bir kıza çarptığında kabus gibi bir akşam yaşanır. Vızıldayan ve kafası karışan David, Robert'ın kariyerini korumak için onu olay yerinden kaçmaya ve kızı ölüme terk etmeye ikna etmesine izin verir. Robert pişmanlık duymuyor ve dostluk adına sırrı korumak için ağza alınmayacak şeyler yapıyor. Artık polis vur-kaç katilinin peşine düştüğü için, David'in yerel gazetesi onu ölen kızın kız kardeşi Vanessa ile tanıştığı hikayeyi aktarması için gönderdiğinde işler kontrolden çıkmaya başlar. Koşullara ve kız kardeşinin katilini bulma konusundaki derin arzusuna rağmen, ikisi hemen romantik bir bağ kurar, bu da David'i şaşırtır ve peşini bırakmaz, Robert'ı yeni arkadaşını kendine saklamak için acımasız adımlar atmaya iter.

In two monumental symbols of the national awareness sculptor Kārlis Zāle has immortalized his vision about the state of Latvia. Freedom Monument is the statement of the sculptor’s love for his native country. Kārlis Zāle with his characteristic monumental touch sees life in large and powerful lines; the same way he perceives also sculpture that requires much vital force and daring. The full-length documentary “The Wounded Rider” is based on facts from the life of the sculptor Kārlis Zāle and documents on the construction of the Freedom Monument, providing insight in the political and social scene of the age and presenting outstanding figures in the culture and art together with the ideals of that time.

Three unrelated sci-fi stories that depict people’s search for happiness.

The dawn of the XX century promised Latvians a prosperous and happy future. The nation’s self-esteem had awakened, and farmers were increasingly able to rise above even the estate stewards. Rudups, old soldier of the Kaiser and, with his wealth and pride, a thorn in the Baron’s side, becomes truly uncontrollable when he’s hit by Cupid’s arrow. The old boy is willing to do anything for simple maid Emily. But the girl loves his godson Karlis. It’s all a mix of riches, of cheating, and the Baron’s lawlessness. The fight of two relatives for Emily’s heart changes the fate of both men and the maid, so she can see sunshine through the tears.

In the late 1970s – at a time when the fiercest propaganda against Western culture was being waged throughout the USSR – an ardent rock and roll fan sets up a successful and illegal underground jeans factory in a Latvian psychiatric hospital.

A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.