Summary
Lost in remotest part of Eastern Europe, Sam is a foreigner, searching for his biological father Lagzdins where a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer's daughter, who captures him and makes him a forced laborer on the farm.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 88Audiences 68GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer88%
Audience score87%
Letterboxd · 631 ratings3.2/5
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2022
August 19, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorFantasyLanguage
Latvian
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Belgium
Latvia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Aik Karapetian Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Alexander Rodionov Writer
Production · 2
- Inese Boka-Grūbe Producer
- Gints Grūbe Producer
Camera · 1
- Jurģis Kmins Director of Photography
Art · 1
- Jurģis Krāsons Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Liene Dobrāja Costume Design
- Maija Gundare Makeup Designer
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