The read
A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
It is year 1994. Spring. In Jelgava – a small town in Latvia. Jānis (14) – behaves well at school, shows interest in all subjects, and studies well. His mother loves him very much. There are exactly two things happening in one day, which change his life completely. One – a new girl, Kristīne (15), comes to his class and attracts everybody’s attention immediately. And second– Kurt Cobain commits suicide. Until this moment Jānis does not know anything neither about Nirvana, nor about Cobain. But very soon he finds out.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Jānis ĀbeleDirector
- Matīss GricmanisWriter
- Jānis BurmeistersOriginal Music Composer
- Dāvis BurmeistersOriginal Music Composer
- Kārlis ToneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matīss BaronsJānis
- Alekss TauriņšNāve
- Endijs ŽuksZombis
- Elizabete ZviedreKristīne
- Kaspars AniņšJānis (adult)
- Sintija ĶirsoneCast
- Katrīna PuķeCast
- Mārcis BroksCast
- Ieva PuķeMother of Jānis
- Kaspars GodsFather of Jānis
- Guna ZariņaDirector
- Andris KeišsSports teacher
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Themes
coming of age1990s