Project Detail

Latvia

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.

Details

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

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Throwaway Films

T: +44 (0)7966 313768
E: alex@stanhopefilms.com

Sales Company

Amadeus Entertainment

T: UK +44 (0)7958 367 159
T: Italy +39 348 038 7983
E: ivo@amadeus-ent.com

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