Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

July 2 - 10, 2010

Dangerous Summer
( Baiga vasara )

Colour, 35 mm
Latvia, 2000, 112 min
Section: Baltic Films

Director: Aigars Grauba
Screenplay: Pauls Bankovskis, Gabis, Andrejs Ekis, Aigars Grauba
Dir. of Photography: Gints Berzins
Music: Ugis Praulins
Editor: S. Elksnt, A. Bisofs
Producer: Andrejs Ekis
Production: Platforma Filma
Sales: Platforma Filma
Contact: National Film Center of Latvia

Cast

Uldis Dumpis, Arturs Skrastins, Inese Caune, Janis Reinis, Eduards Pavuls

Synopsis

June 1940. According to all indications, Latvia will soon be swallowed up by the Soviet Union. Alarming information is leaking out of government and diplomatic circles. Baltic Germans are leaving the country. In the chaotic atmosphere of prognosis, conjecture and uncertainty, Isolda, a young woman from the upper echelons of the German community, falls in love with a Latvian radio reporter named Robert. His interests and attitudes dramatically complicate her original plans. This love story draws an accurate portrait of protagonists from rival power and political structures, particularly in its convincing evocation of the historical situation.

About the director

Aigars Grauba (b. 1965) was a singer-songwriter for the rock band Jumprava (1986-90). He then worked for Latvian independent television (1996-98) and as manager of the independent Platforma Filma studio. Filmography: the short Cut Yourself in the Leg! (1990), the documentary Rock and Roll in the Baltics (1991), the feature Courage to Kill (1993, as producer, screenwriter and co-director), and Dangerous Summer (2000).