Summary
The late 1950s. Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have infiltrated the Soviet border from the sea. One morning, three Soviet patrolmen discover a woman’s shoe in the sand and footsteps leading to the quaint little village of Liepaja.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 67
Audience score83%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 75 countries
+65Released
1998
March 1, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Latvian
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
France
Germany
Latvia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Ivars BrakovskisMilitiaman Kristaps- IBIgors BuraksAndrej
- VČViktors ČestnovsRoberts
- AGAndrejs GarnavlLieutenant
- VGVadims GrossmansVolodja
- AJAlna JaunzemeNina
- VLVilke LimanVilka
Arko OkkMan With a White Hat in the Cyclecar Driven by Juris Pakalninsh- OTOlegs TeterinsMaster Sergeant Manedov
Jaan TätteJuhan- AUAlja UzulenaJautrite
Irina YegorovaRoberts's wife
Directing · 1
- Laila Pakalnina Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Eric d'Arbeloff Executive Producer
- Michael D. Aglion Executive Producer
- Christoph Hahnheiser Producer
Camera · 1
- Gints Bērziņš Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sandra Alksne Editor
Sound · 2
- Anrijs Krenbergs Sound Editor
- Tilo Busch Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Juris Pakalniņš Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Skaidra Deksne Costume Design
- Emilija Eglite Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Dainis Silins Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Pamela Stahl Production Office Assistant
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