Latvia Movies

It is year 1994. Spring. In Jelgava – a small town in Latvia. Jānis (14) – behaves well at school, shows interest in all subjects,...

Diana, a woman in her early 40s, struggles to end an abusive relationship with her husband while also trying to protect the only possession their...

The fourth film in the series about Latvian regional folk costumes – Shrovetide traditions in Latgale – shows clothing, household items...

The years 1941 and 1949 became a fateful turning point for thousands of Latvians who were taken away without warning to an unknown destination. In a...

A fascinating story of true friendship, creativity and the passing of childhood.

An absurdist farce centering around a school in post-Soviet Latvia. After a rather disgusting prank (someone defecates in the school attic), the...

Twelve uncomfortable, deeply personal and painful stories by women who have had an abortion are read, told and 'experienced' by six male actors. Does...

Student film by Arvīds Krievs

His own image in the mirror was so important that one day he didn’t find himself there.

The true story about Latvian poet Austra Skujiņa, who spends her days dreaming and writing poems while working in the Ministry of Agriculture....

The First Bridge is a film about frontiers, barriers, the ways to cross over and see what goes on, on the other side. But it also a film about time,...

Eight-year-old Oskar’s holidays start miserably; his parents “swap” the computer for his granddad to protect the child from the...

Shammies long to have a pet. They know they would need to take care of it and everyone is ready to build a house for it. But what kind of pet it will...

Latvia from a bird's eye view

A wedding goes awry when the venue catches fire and the bride is dragged into the underworld. Only a kokle player is brave enough – and...

Stylized as silent cinema, the film connects political and philosophical extremes of 1913 in a story of a young man participating at the creation of...

In a house soon to be demolished lives a little girl. When her mother dies, she is forced to look for shelter at the side of a man, the only one...

Latvia is one of the poorest EU member states. However, its capital city, Riga, is a modern European metropolis. But less than 100 kilometers from...

An intimate portrait of a young couple, Zoryana and Edgars, and their hardships as young, 17-year-old parents, living in the countryside in a remote...