Project Detail

Latvia

Derbyshire-Ferguson

Synopsis

At twenty-one, Chris is already a career criminal, jaded by banal routine and casual violence. When he gets a call from James, a kid from his old school, Chris finds himself brokering a lucrative cigarette deal with local boss Bill.

James offers Bill partnership as he looks to cement his place in the criminal hierarchy but as negotiations breakdown, Bill’s drug-fuelled paranoia threatens to derail an already fragile alliance.

Set in London, LATVIA is an authentic portrait of dysfunctional lives characterised by risk-taking and violence. Shot on 16mm film, its raw hand-held photography and extreme close-ups give the story a pace and tension that propels it to a devastating climax.

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Details

Year: 2013
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 mins
Format: 16mm
Director: Barry Derbyshire
Producer: Alexandra Ferguson
Executive Producer: Fergus Cotter, Jon Duncan, Grant Lee
Editor: Robbie Morrison
Screenwriter: Barry Derbyshire
Director of Photography: Vanessa Whyte, Luca Ciuti
Sound: Jussi Honka
Music: Josh Grey-Jung
Principal cast: Jack Miguel, Stephen Joseph, Martha Mackintosh, Daniel Fleurie