First Assistant Director
The film tells the story of an artist avoiding a confrontation with power and the artistic and personal consequences of this choice. A powerful historical drama on the true story of Maria Leiko, famous actress who late in her career has to decide between fame and love for her grandchild, between her ideals or the lies of Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
First Assistant Director
Mareks (32) is a young taxi driver in Riga working hard to provide for his son. He is looking forward to spending the weekend with him when an envelope full of cash is stolen from his taxi. With a debt to repay to his short-tempered boss, Mareks needs to earn the money back fast. He drives to the airport and hotels in the hopes of getting some well-paying customers. However, the competition for clients is fierce. Mareks ignores the established rules and upsets the delicate balance between rival taxi companies. As the morning approaches getting the money seems to be the least of Mareks problems.
First Assistant Director
То, что Жанис Липке станет героем, не мог представить никто. Днём он работал на складах люфтваффе, а по ночам перевозил контрабанду. Когда нацисты стали истреблять жителей Риги, он принял решение, которое могло оказаться роковым не только для него самого, но и для его жены и маленького сына. Буквально на глазах немецкой охраны он вывел из гетто более 50 человек. Убежище для спасенных Жанис оборудовал в своем собственном доме. Что было секретом самоотверженности Жаниса Липке — азарт, авантюризм, упрямство или просто способность в нечеловеческих условиях сохранять человечность?
Editor
After the lives of several people are tied into a intriguing knot upon meeting police officer Krasts one hot summer day, they’re all brought together again on a full moon winter night. Intrigue develops among a couple of lovers, Gints and Elga, three adventure-race participants with one woman, Renate, on their team, three generations of a family whose father, Karlis, died in a tragic hunting accident, Karlis’s daughter Aija, his former lover Livija, and a young girl hardened by life, who lives at a Christian home for expectant mothers. A detective twist is added by a bit of poison, which one of them will get.
