The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
1940. On the border between Latvia and the USSR, a woman is killed in front of her house as she tried to protect her son from the liberating attack of the Soviets. Almost 80 years later, the archive photo bearing witness to this news item and representing a collateral victim of the European Union’s founding conflict forms the starting point for a journey undertaken by Davis Sīmanis. He navigates from one side to the other of this border, which today represents another separation, one that is geographical but also cultural: between Europe and Russia.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.Director
- Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.Screenplay
Stills
Themes
essay film