Latvia Movies

Just like ordinary people, whole nations often wonder why their neighbors are living better than they are. For example, where did the Estonians...

One day, Tiger and his friend Gārni find a lost baby bird in the forest. They decide to help it find its parents. However, this turns out to be...

In 1941 almost 4,000 children under the age of 16 were deported from Latvia to Siberia. Some returned to Latvia, many perished, and many were left in...

Riga isn’t necessarily beautiful in winter. But it is alive. Kārlis accidentally runs over Kirils, breaking his bicycle. To fix it, they...

Three friends dream of purchasing St. Bernard puppies. But obstacles arise along their path, which require resourcefulness and ingenuity to...

Five twenty-somethings, in search of an authentic life, move into an isolated country house full of books. Living in the carelessness of youth, with...

A father who has just been released from prison strives to reconnect with his son. Good intentions are hindered by unexpected obstacles. An...

Cecil is being followed by a dung fly wherever he goes.

The fancy car thief Zigis goes stealing again, and an incidental opera performance viewer becomes the victim. Zigis does his job perfectly, but the...

The film, like fragile, sensual, philosophical poetry, evokes the youth of the Poet (Imants Ziedonis) and Auķa (the actress Ausma...

The intimacy of passing by. Heading home, to work, to see a friend, to buy dinner, or perhaps to the cinema. As the seasons change, we encounter...

People are in the habit of searching afar for what is really at arm’s length. In the end, if people are destined to meet, they will find each...

Seven versions of Riga, the city on the Baltic Sea, and its features as seen by outstanding European film directors: Sergei Loznitsa (The Old Jewish...

New performers have recently moved into the 130-year-old building of the Riga Circus. Having built a stage in the stables, actors Ance, Āris,...

A charcoal on paper animation about a motorcycling circus bear who decides to leave the daily routine and takes off to the forest where his true...

A message brought by the wind urges a lonely man to go out to the city, but there is someone who does not want him to leave the room.

After their family house burns down, a young woman finds her brother in a state of excruciating guilt. She tries to come to terms with things,...

Arnis Rītups has become an urban legend of Riga— a provocative philosopher, publisher of the magazine Rigas Laiks, and the creator of such...