Gunārs Cilinskis

This year Gunārs Cilinskis would have turned 90 (May 23, 1931–July 25, 1992) – the famous film and stage star passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 25, 1992, on the waves of Lake Baltezers while water skiing, at the age of only 61. This documentary and biographical melodrama covers the entire life of Gunārs Cilinskis. "The most handsome man in London" – Gunārs Cilinskis (as his character Michael Goslin was called in the popular film "Theatre," directed by Jānis Streičs, 1978) was a man who did not expose his life to journalists at the time.

The epic film is based on the motifs of Vilis Lācis' novel "The Zītari Family". The tragedy of the Zītari family is a model of Latvian national history. With the beginning of World War I, the patriarchal way of life of Captain Andrejs and his wife Alvīne, their children Kārlis, Ings, Ernests, Elza and Janka changes, with years spent at work and in rare, modest celebrations. Kārlis voluntarily goes to the front, Ingus disappears without a trace on long sea voyages. Not wanting to live in the territory occupied by the German army, the Zītari evacuate to the distant Altai region. The unusually difficult living conditions and the drastically changing political situation of the post-revolutionary period also affect each member of the Zītari family. When the opportunity arises to return to Latvia, Andrejs and Alvīne are no longer among the living. The old sailor's nest has collapsed and the young Zītari are no longer able to preserve their father's house - all the property is stolen.

Screenwriter Vasiliev became interested in the fate of Lapinsh, the former captain of the supertrawler "Malachite." Lapinsh was removed from his position and stripped of his captain’s license after an accident that occurred more than six months ago—the supertrawler "Malachite" ran aground. The case was examined by the court. In search of the truth, Vasiliev followed the trail of these dramatic events...

A group of people get cut off from the rest of the world during a snowstorm.

During one of her business trips, journalist Saira Burton receives news of her husband Tom's death. Believing it to be murder, she begins her own investigation...

When a night patrol spots a man fleeing and throwing a bag into the water, little do they know it is the first clue in a murder investigation. Around the same time, a woman is found dead in the city park, and divers soon recover the discarded bag containing a large sum of money belonging to the victim. Suspicion falls on one of her acquaintances, who admits to having argued with her—but insists he is innocent. Despite his motive and connection to the victim, he has a solid alibi, leaving investigators with a mystery to unravel.

The times of serfdom in Latvia. Brothers Tom, Michelis and Andris, driven to despair by the cruelty of the Dormuizh landowner, decide to start a liberation struggle. Tom and Michelis go into the forest and tame a wolf pack there. Taking advantage of the folk legend that a person can turn into a werewolf and live in his guise, the brothers intend to fight the German barons with the help of a wolf pack controlled by them and a messenger Andris, who has remained in the village for the time being...

Latvia, 1980s. While striving for achievements in the Soviet kolhoz competition, people have forgotten to take care of their surroundings and their loved ones. The Latvian countryside is overwhelmed by alcoholism, and the chairman of the kolhoz is keeping the newly built culture hub locked up so that public would not "spoil it". Vitolds, the new secretary of the Young Communist League is ready to combat all the negative issues. However, it's important to do everything with moderation, as otherwise one may fall from one side of a ditch to another.

A miller's son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria. The novel follows them through adolescence, as Johannes struggles with the social hierarchy and becomes a successful author, and Victoria is forced into marrying Otto, a lieutenant, to save the troubled family economy.

Young actress Veronika Berga is waiting for her big break while earning a living dubbing animated films. When her little daughter Vita suddenly falls ill and is admitted to hospital, a colleague advises Veronika to seek the help of renowned specialist Professor Nikolajs Jansons. Desperate to secure the best care for her child, Veronika poses as a journalist and finds a way to approach the professor, hoping to persuade him to examine Vita.

Poor countryside girl Elza has been unsuccessfully looking for a job in Riga before she gets help from an acquantance. After that, fortune seems to turn and rich aged factory owner Ķikulis wants to marry Elza. Reluctant at first, she finally agrees but the marriage doesn't go smoothly.

When a prominent journalist, Jorgensen, is murdered, a West German newspaper assigns its leading reporter, Lobenstein, to investigate the case. As he follows the trail left by his dead colleague, Lobenstein discovers that the murder is closely connected to the subject of Jorgensen’s final journalistic investigation. Determined to uncover the truth, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous mystery where the story may be far more consequential than it first appeared.

In 1944, as Soviet forces establish control over parts of Latvia, Antons Paipala returns from the front to his native parish and becomes its first Communist Party organiser. As fighting with the forest brothers continues and the new Soviet order takes shape, Antons finds himself caught between political duty and family loyalty.

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

After the train conductor Pētersons receives money transfer from an unknown source, he suspects foul play involving the cargo he's transporting. He decides to do his own investigation into the matter, not realizing that he's putting himself and those around him in danger.

Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium.

Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist Austra Zīle and starts neglecting the business...

Doctor Rūdolfs spends time at his country cottage, and there he meets teacher Laura - a mother of two children whose husband is in prison. Rūdolfs rescues Laura's daughter, Zaiga, who is sick, befriends her son, Maris, and falls in love with Laura, but she desperately struggles with her feelings of responsibility towards her family.

The great actress Julia Lambert suddenly realizes that she is, alas, getting old. What can help a woman who has absolutely everything? Only new love. And Julia falls in love with the first person she meets: an ambitious young man who has not a penny behind his soul. So begins a new life - a new romance and new tears. How else could it be?

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A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.

Imaginary story of the first Soviet woman diplomat loosely based on real story of Alexandra Kollontai. In the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War, Elena Koltsova, Soviet ambassador to a neutral Scandinavian country, works hard to expose the provocations of Hitler's Germany.

In German-occupied Latvia in 1943, two partisans are tasked with blowing up a railway bridge. When one of them is seriously wounded, railway worker Ozols refuses to help him, persuaded by his wife, and the partisan dies. His surviving comrade hides near the embankment, preparing to destroy the bridge, but just before detonating the explosives, he sees Ozols’s little daughter nearby.

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The action takes place in Kurzeme in the 17th century. The Duke of Courland, the King of Poland and the German barons want power over the Latvian people. Farmers are the biggest victims of this power struggle.

A detective and a militia captain are working together investigating a murder. When their job is done, the feelings do not let them say goodbye.

This is a fun musical film about the circus and a talented girl who dreams of becoming an artist. And although her path will be a lot of obstacles and funny misunderstandings, cheerful heroine still make your fantastic number — "Flight to the stars".

Aivars Līdaks is 12 years old and not very tall, but his dream is to play basketball at the highest level. During the summer holidays, Aivars trains relentlessly and inspires other teenagers with his determination, achieving the seemingly impossible – in a match against basketball players from a sports school, Aivars is named the best player.

Gunar Berg is studying at the Polytechnic Institute. He is eighteen years old and comes from a well-off family. In order to not be financially dependent on his parents, Gunar decides to work as an orderly at a cardiology clinic. Here, facing human tragedies on a daily basis, Gunar will discover something important...

In 1919, in Petrograd, a pilot Sevastyanov was asked to help in training flight personnel for the young Hungarian republic, together with a Hungarian journalist he makes a desperate, with many adventures, flight across the front to Hungary ...

A fishing vessel has been at sea in the Atlantic for six months when tragedy strikes its crew. Captain Arvīds receives devastating news that his young daughter has died after surgery, while young sailor Juris, on his first voyage to earn money for a car, is shattered by a telegram from his newlywed wife telling him she no longer wants him to return home. As grief, loneliness, and despair close in far from shore, the men are forced to confront the emotional toll of life at sea.

The events of the film take place in Latvia during the 1930s to the 1950s. Klinta, a young, poor, and naive villager, studies music in a nearby provincial Latvian town. Her meeting with the owner of a wealthy farm, Olavs, becomes fateful for the girl.

During the 1905 Revolution, secret police arrest a man travelling under the identity of the merchant Karlsons, suspecting that he is in fact a prominent revolutionary. His tense psychological duel with secret police chief Greguss becomes a battle of wits, as each tries to uncover the other’s intentions. Meanwhile, underground revolutionaries devise a daring operation to free their captured comrade.

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to include dubious characters in his crew, for example, former captain Bauze and silent alcoholic Juhans. The young captain lacks experience in working with so many fishermen on board. Unexpectedly, pretty engineer Sabīne is ordered to test a new construction fishing net on Nulle's ship and 'production conflict' between her and the captain arises...

The heroine of the film Asya works in the dining room of the Riga Glass Factory. She loves to carve wooden figures and wants to learn how to work glass, like her husband and all their friends. But to Uldis, his wife's hobbies don't seem serious. He is also indifferent to the troubles of his workmates, and thinks more about his career.

The civil war in Russia, guerrillas fighting with Kolchak formations. As a result of sabotage, accident with white Russian train takes place. In disaster area the flag with the inscription "Wagtail's Army" is found. Kolchak commanders think that they are Bolsheviks, but guerrilla leader does not know anything. It turns out that this is work of three boys.

End of the Spanish Civil War. Republicans retreat across the Pyrenees to France. A Latvian soldier, Zorzs, and a French nurse, Iveta, accidentally meet.

Young Ģirts leaves the city for a summer work placement in the countryside, where he stays with his beloved uncle Roberts, whom he has admired since losing his father. But the charming uncle proves to be a reckless driver, heavy drinker and womaniser, making a living from illicit rides. Drawn into Roberts and his friend Artūrs’s way of life, Ģirts gradually adopts their values and reckless habits. One night, a drunken car crash leaves the girl he loves injured, forcing Ģirts to confront the consequences of the choices he has made.

Disguised as a wealthy businessman, Red Army intelligence agent Platais arrives in a city held by the White forces with his companion Miks. Their mission is to reach a railway station and, with the help of partisans, sabotage the tracks. As Platais gathers vital information by befriending Lieutenant Colonel Sviridov, Cielaviņa and Čigāns build an unexpected alliance with a group of homeless people. Through courage, ingenuity and the help of his unlikely allies, Platais sets out to disarm the White officers and complete his dangerous mission.

The true story of the Soviet intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, who, behind enemy lines in Ukraine, infiltrated Hitler's headquarters, kidnapped the commander of the punitive troops and executed the imperial adviser.

A young boy finds a watch with an engraving in Spanish saying that the watch belongs to Captain Enrico, and adventures begin...

Land surveyors arrive in two parishes to measure and redistribute manor land. The rivalry between both feoffees for land and woman begins.

In the experimental clinic, a batch of valuable drug was stolen. Major Grigast suspects that someone from the clinic is involved in this. He entrusts this complex matter to a young investigator Mara. An investigation leads her to a distant border town in the south of the country, where the offender intended to ship the drug abroad.

Summer, 1940. Foreseeing the collapse of the Ulmanis regime, the owner of a ship sailing off the coast of Latvia decides to flee the country. Subsequently, the sailors learn about the establishment of Soviet power in their homeland, and the ship changes course...

The Soviet training sailing ship Albatross arrived in Jakarta. Having loaded with rice intended for the starving population of an African country, the ship was ready for departure. A senior officer of the West German "Norden", having learned that the "Albatross" was commanded by Captain Belous, decided to get acquainted with his old adversary (during the war they had to face each other in battle in the Baltic Sea). They were introduced to each other in the city park. The acquaintance of the two teams ended with the fact that cadet Khmara became an unwitting culprit of an "emergency incident" provoked by the German crew. Nevertheless, strictly on schedule loaded ships left the harbor. A severe storm off the southern coast of Africa seriously tested the fortitude of the two crews. The Germans were the first to enter the storm...

A man returns to his village after many years away with his new wife in tow.