Vita Vārpiņa

An effortless after-school parents' meeting takes a rather unexpected turn...

Unable to deal with a personal crisis, Gatis is struggling with depression. He feels like he is burning out. By accident he ends up in a strange cult-type therapy group that seems to trigger his self healing process, though it feels like he is losing his sanity. Is he healing or going insane?

12-year-old Raimonds tries to cover up a bad note at school and starts a spiral of lies, which spins out of control. He has to venture into Riga’s thrilling night-life to save his saxophone, his friendship and his face in front of his mother.

An attempt to conjure up the legend of Jānis Tīdemans, a bright star of Latvian artistic bohemia of the 1930s, and his complicated family life. A theatrical journey through time and space. Paris. Riga. Poverty. Recognition and fame. The artistic detective answers the romantic longing of the viewer, who he "really" was...