
ĢIMENE UN DRAUDZĪBA
FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP

In this tale of a sporting if slightly dysfunctional family, the silver trophy awarded by the Soviet-Latvian shot-putting championships plays a fateful role. The newest family member is Bogdan, an exchange student from Ukraine, who survives a very close shave with a fork. It’s spoons only from then on, while meantime the hapless husband tries to trade names with his neighbour. The absurd situations keep coming – but laconic brevity wins the day.
35mm | Farbe / colour
Elīna Ļihačeva
Aigars Sērmukšs
Andris Barons, Andris Indāns
Kaspar Kallas, Elīna Ļihačeva
Dace Krievina, Zane Šteina
Mārtiuš Strautnieks
Andris Keišs, Guna Zarina, Martiņš Miļevskis
Ilona Bičevska
Baltic Film & Media School
Ieva Pitruka
National Film Centre of Latvia
Peitavas 10/12
1050 Rīga
Latvia
Tel: +371.67.358 865
Fax: +371.67.358 877
ieva.pitruka@nfc.gov.lv
Elīna Ļihačeva - born 1978 in Riga. She studied social work, followed by film studies at the Latvian Academy of Culture in Riga. She is currently enrolled at the University Baltic Film and Media School in Tallin. She works as an artist, photographer and director.
ŽELEJKŪKA (2007, short)
VĪRIETIS MEŽĀ (2007, short)
SIBILLA (2006, short)
VĀVERDRAUGI (2006, short)
SUŅI (2005, short)
DEEP HEAT (2005, short)