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It is 1991 in Latvia and nineteen-year-old aspiring cinematographer Jazis’s whole world is thrown into chaos as he is dragged into the people’s peaceful protests against the Soviet Army’s attempted takeover of power in his country.

1h 35m2022TMDb 6.1

DramaHistory

Latvian

Crew and Cast

Viesturs KairišsViesturs KairišsDirectorKarlis Arnolds AvotsKarlis Arnolds AvotsJazisAlise DzeneAlise DzeneAnna
Sandis RungeZepsBaiba BrokaBaiba BrokaBirutaAleksas KazanavičiusAleksas KazanavičiusAndrejsJuhan UlfsakJuhan UlfsakPodnieksArtūrs SkrastiņšArtūrs SkrastiņšLauris DzelzītisLauris DzelzītisImants StradsImants StradsKaspars DumbursKaspars Dumburs
Kristiana Berza
Rudolfs Cirulis
Igors Jakimenko
Henrijs Lakis
Marija Luīze MeļķeRudolf MingRudolf Ming

Storyline

It is 1991 in Latvia and nineteen-year-old aspiring cinematographer Jazis’s whole world is thrown into chaos as he is dragged into the people’s peaceful protests against the Soviet Army’s attempted takeover of power in his country.

  • Mistrus Media
  • Artbox
  • Staron Film

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Info

Original title
Janvāris
Status
Released
Released
10 June 2022
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB score
6.1 / 10 (11 votes)

Production

Director
Viesturs Kairišs
Writers
Viesturs Kairišs, Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis
Studios
Mistrus Media, Artbox, Staron Film
Countries
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Languages

Original
Latvian
Spoken
Latvian