Latvian Movies since '91

The First World War is over. Martins, after many years spent in war abroad, returns to his bride Elza in Latvia. He does not realize that the decisive battle for the heart of Elza and for the newly founded Latvian state is yet to come.

On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.

A story about the Latvian basketball team, which won the first-ever European Championships in 1935 and its enthusiastic head coach Valdemars Baumanis.

Imants Veide is writing a script about con artists and their schemes. Together with his friend Harijs Kuharjonoks he's trying them out for real for greater authenticity, but gets too entangled in real criminal schemes.

After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.

A devoted teacher in a Latvian high school faces a stark choice between her personal happiness and the pressures of society.

Raimonds, a 12 year old boy, falls into a world of petty crime while trying to stay out of trouble with his mother.

Based on the true story of Melanija Vanaga, this film is a brutally realistic and terrifying account of the mass deportation of residents of Soviet-occupied Latvia that took place in June 1941.

A comedy that follows a group of people immersed in Latvia's summer solstice celebration, the shortest night of the year.

Summer story about two brothers and their illusions about women.

Abandoned by their mother and stuck in a miserable living situation, 17-year old Raya and her adolescent brother Robis must decide between an orphanage or the guardianship of their grandmother, whom they despise.

Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice.

A light comedy about building relationships - with passion and funny misunderstandings. All characters of this movie are in desire for flirt - be it a swinger's party or sudden encounter of beautiful stranger on the balcony.

The old soldier of the emperor Rudolfs Rudups becomes very unmanageable when he is hit by Amor's arrow.

The action takes place in 1938. The film tells about a young artist Juris Upenajs who comes to Riga where he begins to build his career.

The film is set in Riga, where sergeant Krists Lapins returns from an international mission and moves into a remote flat in the city's suburb. Although expecting to live a peaceful life, Krists finds himself involved in several adventures.

Young poor man from suburb tries to change after he falls in love wih a girl from a welthy family, even though he could never have any chance wtih her...

A life-provoking, hopeful and solemn story about the growth of one human child and the relationship with the world in Latvia at the end of the 1930s.

Una's aunt is not evil, she's just lonely. Wise little Marta, who longs for her puppy just as much as Una's aunt longs for a husband, decides to help.

A story about Pavulans family life in Latgale, traditions and values that are passed down from generation to generation. Little Bonuks from an early age learns to build relationships with family members and others, with God and nature.

Four directors capture simple, yet quintessential experiences of a single individual in different periods of his life - childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.

Set in Riga, the capital of Latvia, the film tells a tragic love story before and during the Soviet invasion of Latvia in 1940 and the early stages of World War II.

The ghosts of his murder victims won't let him forget.

Louise and Kaspars meet on a trip to celebrate Midsummer's Eve. They're both running away from their lives; they're young, talented, and lost, and the trip turns into a shared journey through a relationship over the course of 3 years.

Zanis Lipke's family's efforts to save the Jews during World War II and the rise of the child in a tragic historical situation.