SISTERS (Māsas, 2022)

104 min, Latvia/Italy, drama

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Anastasia and Diana are two sisters living in a Latvian orphanage. When they get to know that an American family is ready to adopt them, Diana cannot wait to move to the States, while Anastasia is less excited about the idea of leaving her home. When their estranged biological mother Alla returns to their lives, Anastasia does everything to establish a relationship with her, but Alla has other plans.

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Main Cast: Emma Skirmante, Gerda Aljēna, Katrīna Krēsliņa, Iveta Pole, Elita Kļaviņa u.c.

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Director: Linda Olte

Producers: Matīss Kaža, Dace Siatkovska, Una Celma, Thomas Menghin, Wilfried Gufler, Debora Nischler

Writer: Linda Olte

Cinematographer: Aleksandrs Grebņevs, LGC

Composer: Federico Campana

Editor: Linda Olte, Andris Grants

Sound Designer: Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis

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produced by Trickster Pictures / Deep Sea Studios / Fenixfilm / Albolina Film 

 

FESTIVALS:

Warsaw Film Festival 2022 (World Premiere)

Tallinn Black Nights 2022

Nordic Film Days Lubeck 2022

London Baltic Film Festival 2022

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AWARDS:

Main Award in Competition "1-2", Warsaw Film Festival 2022 

FIPRESCI Award, Warsaw Film Festival 2022

Baltic-Italian Development Award, When East Meets West 2020

Screen International Award, MIA Market 2021

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NOMINATIONS:

Latvian National Film Awards "Lielais Kristaps" 2023 - 7 nominations

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