Best International Feature Film Submissions from Latvia to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Foreign Language Film Category

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1. Flow
20241h 24mPG
8.0 (4K)
83Metascore
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.
DirectorGints Zilbalodis
97th ACADEMY AWARDS (2024) ░░░░ Status: submitted
2. My Freedom
20231h 46m
6.3 (88)
Historical drama about Alicija, based on the real-life story of Ita Kozakevica, a Polish-born journalist and politician who was one of the most prominent voices of the late 1980s Latvian independence movement and national revival.
DirectorIlze KungaStarsErika EglijaDarius MeskauskasGints Gravelis
96th ACADEMY AWARDS (2023) ░░░░ Status: submitted
3. Janvaris
20221h 35m
6.5 (472)
An aspiring filmmaker tries to search for who he is against the backdrop of Latvian independence in this dark but dreamy coming-of-age story.
DirectorViesturs KairissStarsKarlis Arnolds AvotsKristiana BerzaBaiba Broka
95th ACADEMY AWARDS (2022) ░░░░ Status: submitted
4. The Pit
20201h 47m
6.9 (634)
After a neighbor's daughter throws some contemptuous remarks about his dead father, ten years old boy teaches the girl a cruel lesson thereby condemning himself in the eyes of the surrounding folk.
DirectorDace PuceStarsDamir OnackisDace EversaAgata Buzek
94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
5. Blizzard of Souls
20192h 3mNot Rated
7.2 (5.2K)
63Metascore
After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.
DirectorDzintars DreibergsStarsOto BrantevicsGreta TrusinaMartins Vilsons
93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
6. The Mover
20181h 30mTV-14
6.9 (597)
Zanis Lipke's family's efforts to save the Jews during World War II and the rise of the child in a tragic historical situation.
DirectorDavis Simanis Jr.StarsArturs SkrastinsIlze BlaubergaMatiss Kipluks
92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
7. To Be Continued
20181h 35m
7.8 (72)
The lives of 5 children are followed during their first year of school in different parts of the Latvian countryside: their school activities, their dreams and their family lives. Their stories are to be followed by the director in the coming future.
DirectorIvars Seleckis
91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
8. The Chronicles of Melanie
20162h
7.3 (941)
Based on the true story of Melanija Vanaga, this film is a brutally realistic and terrifying account of the mass deportation of residents of Soviet-occupied Latvia that took place in June 1941.
DirectorViesturs KairissStarsSabine TimoteoEdvins MekssIvars Krasts
90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
9. Ausma
20151h 36m
6.6 (163)
Propaganda story about a 'Young Pioneer' Pavel Morozov, who denounced his father to Stalin's secret police and was in turn killed by his own family.
DirectorLaila PakalninaStarsAntons GraudsVilis DaudzinsWiktor Zborowski
89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ Status: submitted
10. Modris
20141h 38m
6.7 (420)
Modris, a 17-year-old, is like many teenagers in his small town. He has developed an addiction to gambling and is frequently in trouble. As his mother turns him to the police, now he struggles to keep out of jail.
DirectorJuris KursietisStarsKristers PiksaRezija KalninaSabine Trumsina
88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
11. Rocks in My Pockets
20141h 28mNot Rated
7.4 (923)
78Metascore
Signe Baumane and five women in her family battle with depression and madness.
DirectorSigne BaumaneStarsSigne Baumane
87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
12. Mother, I Love You
20131h 23m
7.4 (911)
Raimonds, a 12 year old boy, falls into a world of petty crime while trying to stay out of trouble with his mother.
DirectorJanis NordsStarsKristofers KonovalovsVita VarpinaMatiss Livcans
86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
13. Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
20122h 5m
5.3 (164)
Adam's first wife Lilith is mentioned in ancient Oriental legends, in Talmud and in the medieval books of Cabala. According to these sources, she was not created from Adam's rib like Eve but from clay like he himself. Nevertheless Lilith was not recognized by Adam as his equal and left him after a quarrel heading for Babylon where pre-Adamians lived. She has no soul, and she is immortal. Lilith assumes different names, can change her appearance, and takes possession of men against their will. Once it's accomplished, she leaves her victims forever, marking them for either spiritual, or physical death. Whatever she does it is neither Good nor Evil. She is made of an altogether different matter. The story consists of three interrelated stories: "Escape" (1664, Hanseatic League); "Loss" (1883, Russian Empire/France); "Aberration Feelings" (1990, Latvia).
DirectorEvgeniy PashkevichStarsVille HaapasaloOlga SepickaYuriy Tsurilo
85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
14. Amaya
20101h 50mNot Rated
6.5 (568)
One week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The day of changes comes when Amaya meets a charming Englishman, Paul and it dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity.
DirectorMaris MartinsonsStarsKaori MomoiAndrius MamontovasDan Lau
83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ░░░░ Status: submitted
15. Rigas sargi
20071h 58m
6.6 (2.1K)
The First World War is over. Martins, after many years spent in war abroad, returns to his bride Elza in Latvia. He does not realize that the decisive battle for the heart of Elza and for the newly founded Latvian state is yet to come.
DirectorAigars GraubaStarsJanis ReinisElita KlavinaGirts Krumins
81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ░░░░ Status: submitted
16. Cilveka berns
19921h 38m
8.0 (522)
A story about Pavulans family life in Latgale, traditions and values that are passed down from generation to generation. Little Bonuks from an early age learns to build relationships with family members and others, with God and nature.
DirectorJanis StreicsStarsRomualds AncansMartins DancausksSigne Dundure
65th ACADEMY AWARDS (1992) ░░░░ Status: submitted