Modris

Modris

Genre

Drama

Director

Juris Kursietis

Run time

1h 38min

Cast

Kristers Pikša, Rezija Kalniņa

Modris is a normal 17-year-old with a girlfriend and some good pals at school. But his addiction to gambling makes his relationship with his mother difficult, especially since she keeps on reminding him that his father is in prison - so Modris must have inherited his bad genes. Things come to a head in the middle of the Nordic winter when Modris pawns his mother’s electric heater so he can play the slot machines. She betrays him to the police, and as he begins his adventures in the Latvian justice system, his relationship to the outside world changes. Soon Modris becomes determined to find the father he never knew.

The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was also the Latvian entry for Oscars in 2015.

Genre

Drama

Director

Juris Kursietis

Run time

1h 38min

Cast

Kristers Pikša, Rezija Kalniņa

Modris is a normal 17-year-old with a girlfriend and some good pals at school. But his addiction to gambling makes his relationship with his mother difficult, especially since she keeps on reminding him that his father is in prison - so Modris must have inherited his bad genes. Things come to a head in the middle of the Nordic winter when Modris pawns his mother’s electric heater so he can play the slot machines. She betrays him to the police, and as he begins his adventures in the Latvian justice system, his relationship to the outside world changes. Soon Modris becomes determined to find the father he never knew.

The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was also the Latvian entry for Oscars in 2015.

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2014

Global distributor

Pluto Film Distribution Network GMBH

Local distributor

Eesti Filmi Instituut

In cinema

8/23/2018