To Be Continued, shot over the course of two years, follows seven children in various parts of the country. Among them there is someone with strong family roots in the Latvian countryside; someone who lives with their granny while their mother works in the UK; someone of a different nationality who wants to become a businessman and whose grandparents came to Latvia after the II WW. They are seven children at the intersection of various historical, social and economic processes. What are the values, hopes and skills instilled into them by the legacy of the past and the reality of today?
Victor, bright but bored journalism student and a small time marijuana crook, steps upon a dilemma when his girlfriend is accepted for studies in Amsterdam. Unwilling to be left behind and eager to taste the real bohemian life , Victor is ready to go along. If only he had the money... A subtle and nonjudgmental coming-of-age story, "Amateur" captures the essence of a young drug dealer's trials & tribulations in the pursuit of his dreams.
Cast: Edgars Samītis, Ksenija Sundejeva, Regīna Razuma, Gastons Neimanis
Directed by Jānis Nords
After recovering from overseas mission Krists Lapins moves into a quiet neighborhood in Riga. His new, peaceful life soon is disrupted by a mysterious blonde, a wannabe private detective, a bankrupt millionaire and a rigorous cop. A witty portrayal of modern Latvian society.
Cast: Andris Keišs, Guna Zariņa, Gatis Gāga, Vilis Daudziņš, Kaspars Znotiņš, Baiba Broka, Lily, Igors Ziemelis
Directed by Gatis Šmits
Scriptwriter: Jānis Nords
Producer: Alise Ģelze
Imants Veide is writing a script for a TV series about con artists, and trying out different cons for real together with his buddy Harijs Kuharjonoks. Eventually, Imants disappears into his new persona to such an extent that he's thinking of becoming an actual criminal authority. More and more colourful characters appear on the horizon, but the biggest obstacle in Imants' path towards criminal excellency is his Neighbour, a true Iron Lady with bigger balls than everyone else's combined!
In the 13th century, the lands along the shores of the Baltic Sea are pagan. The most powerful is the land of Semigallia. When the King of Semigallia is poisoned, a young man called Namay becomes his unexpected successor and inherits the Ring of Kings which gives him the power to rule. As he unites his people behind him and leads them into a series of battles, he forges his legend and ensures that he and his people become an enduring symbol of freedom.
Behind the elite teams of world cycling there are unknown fighters, true heroes of cycling who crash, get up and go again. An odyssey that reveals an unusual look at the “wonderful losers”, those who sacrifice their professional careers for the glory of their teammates. We follow these “Sancho Panza” of professional cycling for 7 years and discover the so far invisible life of these men, without whom the professional teams would be without podium or trophy.
An extraordinary, lonely yet spiritually strong little girl attempts to comprehend the adult world, which in her eyes is very contradictory, and to prove her own value despite the ignorance and lack of appreciation by her family in late 1930s. Bille tries to find an escape in her vivid imagination.
This autobiographical family drama based on a best-selling book by the award-winning Latvian author and a Nobel Prize candidate Vizma Belševica.
An adventure film for kids of all times.
Summer, 1989. City girls, Paula and Laura, spend their summer holidays in a small town with their cousins, Maija and Linda. Four girls, left unattended, enjoy freedom, imitate the life of adults, plunge into reckless adventures and get into trouble.
Based on true events, nine-year-old Paula's story of growing up is set against the background of time when Latvia made her first steps towards independence.