The love story of sixteen-year-old Arturs is interrupted by the First World War. After losing his mother and his home, he finds some consolation in joining the army, because this is the first time national battalions are allowed in the Russian Empire. But war is nothing like Arturs imagined – no glory, no fairness. It is brutal and painful. Arturs is now completely alone as war takes the lives of his father and brother. Also, no progress is made in the promised quick resolution of the war and timely return home. Within the notion that only he alone cares about returning home and that his homeland is just a playground for other nations, Arturs finds strength for the final battle and eventually returns home to start everything from scratch, just like his newly born country.
Production | Dzintars Dreibergs | Producer |
Production | Inga Praņevska | Producer |
Directing | Dzintars Dreibergs | Director |
Sound | Lolita Ritmanis | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Aleksandrs Grīns | Author |
Writing | Boris Frumin | Screenplay |
Camera | Valdis Celmiņš | Director of Photography |
Writing | Miguel Machalski | Script Consultant |
Costume & Make-Up | Dzintra Bijubene | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Sila | Costume Design |
Editing | Gatis Belogrudovs | Editor |
Production | Gunita Groša | Casting |
Sound | Mark Mattson | Music Editor |
Directing | Rinalds Zelts | Continuity |
Costume & Make-Up | Santa Sandule | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Directing | Anna Jurevica | Continuity |
Costume & Make-Up | Ieva Sebre | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Alīna Blinkova | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Sound | Edgars Doma | Boom Operator |
Sound | Andrea Veselková | Foley Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Aija Beata Rjabovska | Makeup & Hair |
Sound | Lukáš Ujčík | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
Visual Effects | Māris Āboliņš | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Camera | Jānis Jurkovskis | Camera Operator |
Camera | Ivars Trautmanis | Second Assistant Camera |
Sound | Robert Slezák | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Nauris Būda | Boom Operator |
Visual Effects | Mihail Matvejenko | Digital Compositor |
Camera | Rolands Zelders | First Assistant Camera |
Art | Sandris Jaudzems | Props |
Sound | Pēteris Pāss | Boom Operator |
Art | Juris Žukovskis | Production Design |
Sound | Mārtiņš Rozentāls | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Verners Biters | Sound Recordist |
Lighting | Juris Zemītis | Gaffer |
Camera | Jānis Indriks | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Miks Ramāns | Second Assistant Camera |
Writing | Ligita Lukstraupe | Script Editor |
Production | Marta Dzene | Casting Assistant |
Art | Jānis Kalniņš | Art Direction |
Writing | Karen Lee Street | Script Consultant |
Production | Guntis Veilands | Casting Assistant |
Crew | Andrejs Deicmanis | Special Effects Technician |
Art | Margarita Turauska | Storyboard Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Aija Strazdina | Assistant Costume Designer |
Writing | Martins Slisans | Script Editor |
Camera | Viesturs Strelcs | Grip |
Crew | Mikus Bevalds | Special Effects Technician |
Crew | Aigars Rošāns | Special Effects Technician |
Costume & Make-Up | Gita Peta | Assistant Costume Designer |
Writing | Valdis Celmiņš | Script Consultant |
Production | Beatrise Zake | Casting Assistant |
Crew | Ziedonis Ločmelis | Military Consultant |
Directing | Gundars Jakobsons | First Assistant Director |
Crew | Druvis Vectirāns | Special Effects Technician |
Directing | Gatis Ungurs | Second Assistant Director |
Crew | Pēteris Kalniņš | Special Effects Technician |
Production | Gatis Kelle | Production Manager |
Camera | Artūrs Lūriņš | Steadicam Operator |
Camera | Elvijs Menniks | Grip |
Crew | Daina Luksa | Animal Coordinator |
Camera | Maris Zommers | Digital Imaging Technician |
Camera | Jānis Jozauskis | Digital Imaging Technician |
Crew | Vladislavs Dombrovskis | Weapons Master |
Camera | Viktors Besaraba | Grip |
Camera | Andris Pudans | Key Grip |
Costume & Make-Up | Marta Grase | Costumer |
Visual Effects | Aigars Gercans | Digital Compositor |
Costume & Make-Up | Arturs Zeps | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Petra Gluskova | Costumer |
Visual Effects | Dmitrijs Maslakpvs | 3D Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Irena Vorkale | Costumer |
Visual Effects | Renars Belousovs | Digital Compositor |
Costume & Make-Up | Gita Kalvane | Costumer |
Crew | Janis Pavlovskis | Transportation Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Andris Pakalns | Digital Compositor |
Sound | Zdeněk Dušek | Foley Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Dace Rozlapa | Costumer |
Sound | Petr Kapeller | Foley Recordist |
Sound | Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis | Sound Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Katriona Luize Rozlapa | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Gustavs Berzins | Costumer |
Sound | Lukáš Ujčík | Sound Assistant |
Lighting | Daira Gruntmane | Lighting Coordinator |
Sound | Lolita Ritmanis | Music Producer |
Production | Ieva Ansevica | Location Manager |
Crew | Romans Morozovs | Stunt Coordinator |
Editing | Kriss Rozins | Online Editor |
Production | Katrina Tomasika | Location Manager |
Production | Laura Cīrule | Location Manager |
Visual Effects | Bibek Srestha | Rotoscoping Artist |
Directing | Uģis Olte | Third Assistant Director |
Directing | Madara Dišlere | Third Assistant Director |
Sound | Mark Mattson | Music Producer |
Lighting | Reinis Jansons | Electrician |
Sound | Lolita Ritmanis | Conductor |
Visual Effects | Juris Žukovskis | Special Effects Supervisor |
Crew | Juris Žukovskis | Special Effects |
Crew | Artem Grigoryev | Stunt Coordinator |
Directing | Kristaps Krūmiņš | Third Assistant Director |