Oleg, a Latvian butcher living in Brussels, is trying to handle a difficult financial situation, but a false accusation costs him a promised job at a meat factory. When he becomes acquainted with a charismatic Pole named Andrzej who offers to help, it seems as though his fortunes have taken a turn for the better… Premiered at Cannes, the picture presents a multilayered, chillingly realistic look at the lives of the less privileged living in the heart of the European Union.
Oleg, a Latvian butcher living in Brussels, is trying to handle a difficult financial situation, but a false accusation costs him a promised job at a meat factory. Then he becomes acquainted with a charismatic Pole named Andrzej who offers to help, and it seems as though things have taken a turn for the better… In his second picture Juris Kursietis presents a chillingly realistic, multilayered look at the lives of the less privileged living in the heart of the European Union. The film packs a punch thanks in part to the contrast between the low-key acting of Valentin Novopolskij as the hapless Oleg and an expressive performance from Polish actor Dawid Ogrodnik in the role of Andrzej. The film premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at this year’s Cannes festival.
Lenka Tyrpáková
108 min / Color, DCP
Director Juris Kursietis
/ Screenplay Juris Kursietis
/ Dir. of Photography Bogumil Godfrejow
/ Music Vytis Puronas
/ Editor Matyas Veress
/ Art Director Laura Dislere
/ Producer Alise Gelze, Aija Berzina
/ Production Tasse Film
/ Coproduction Iota Production, In Script, Arizona Productions
/ Cast Valentin Novopolskij, Dawid Ogrodnik, Anna Prochniak
/ Sales Best Friend Forever
Juris Kursietis (b. 1983, Saldus, Latvia). Filmography: The Bicycle Story (2007, short), Will Have It Tomorrow (2008, medium-length), Modris (2014), Oleg (Oļegs, 2019)
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