Modris (2014) Modris

Genre

Drama

Directed by

Juris Kursietis

Cast

Kristers Piksa, Rezija Kalnina, Baiba Broka, Vilis Daudzins, Lauris Dzelzitis, Laura Jeruma, Januss Johansons, Lasma Kugrena, Inese Pudza, Sabine Trumsina, Kaspars Zvigulis

Annotation

Modris is a 17-year-old with a gambling addiction which makes his relationship with mother difficult. Things come to a head in the middle of the Nordic winter when Modris pawns his mother’s electric heater so he can play the slot machines. She betrays him to the police, and as he begins his adventures in the Latvian justice system, Modris becomes determined to find the father he never knew.

• Modris
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