The Year Before the War (2021)
Stylized as silent cinema, the film connects political and philosophical extremes of 1913 in a story of a young man participating at the creation of a new world. This mysterious adventurer, who was known as Peter the Lett, gets involved in a tragicomic and surreal race from a routine clerk job and a romantic passion in Riga to preparation of the world revolution in Vienna, psychoanalysis at Freud’s salon and seduction of Mata Hari in Paris.
Director: Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: November 17, 2021
Cast
Screenplay
Music: Faustas Latėnas
Cinematography: Andrejs Rudzāts
Editing: Anna Ryndová
Production: Studio Uljana Kim, Produkce Radim Procházka, Locomotive Productions
Country: Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic
Language: Latviešu, Deutsch, Pусский, Français
Original Language: lv
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Year Before the War about?
- Stylized as silent cinema, the film connects political and philosophical extremes of 1913 in a story of a young man participating at the creation of a new world. This mysterious adventurer, who was known as Peter the Lett, gets involved in a tragicomic and surreal race from a routine clerk job and a romantic passion in Riga to preparation of the world revolution in Vienna, psychoanalysis at Freud’s salon and seduction of Mata Hari in Paris.
- Who directed The Year Before the War?
- The Year Before the War was directed by Dāvis Sīmanis Jr..
- Who stars in The Year Before the War?
- The Year Before the War stars Petr Buchta, Inga Apine, Ģirts Ķesteris, Lauris Dzelzītis, Gints Grāvelis, Juris Strenga.
- How long is The Year Before the War?
- The Year Before the War has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is The Year Before the War?
- The Year Before the War is a Thriller film.
- Where was The Year Before the War produced?
- The Year Before the War was produced in Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic.