Laika tīklā [documentary fiction]

Five people with different worldviews and life experiences suddenly find themselves trapped in a confined space, imprisoned by an artificial intelligence. Acting as a dispassionate moderator, it imposes a harsh game: to return to reality, each of them must prove their ability to distinguish truth from lies about Latvian history, from the mid-1940s through the 1960s.

This film was commisioned as a part of campaign for the film "TTT. Leģendas dzimšana" (dir. Dzintars Dreibergs). We staged it as multi-cam play, leaving a lot of room for the unexpected.

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The film balances between historical documentary and staged psychological confrontation. Discussions, conflicts, and personal biases expose a deep divide between differing experiences: survivors of the war’s end and the new Soviet generation, locals and newcomers, the deported and ideological supporters of the regime.

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Director / editor: Ugis Olte
Writer: Ligita Lukstraupe
Director Of Photography: Jānis Šēnbergs
Producer: Ilze Faļkovska, Dzintars Dreibergs + Kult Filma

2025

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