Latvia has returned to send film to the Oscar preselection for best film in a foreign language to seek its first nomination.
The film chosen by the European country is 'Modris' by Juris Kursietis, who picks up the witness of Signe Baumane, who represented Latvia last year with the adult animation film 'Rocks in My Rockets', a film that was among the favorites for the Oscar nomination, but that finally did not even pass the first cut.
In fact Not only has Latvia never achieved the nomination, but it has also not achieved the first cut No year, something foreseeable considering the little scope that Latvian cinema has.
It does not seem that this is going to change this year since the film has passed several international competitions, among them the San Sebastian Festival, where it participated in the New Directors section, not getting very good reviews, despite receiving a special mention. In his country At the Latvian National Festival she won two awards, Best First Feature and Best Supporting Actress for Rezija Kalnina.
'Modris' narrates the story of a mother who denounces her own son for a small crime when she finds that she cannot deal with him. But the life of a teenager cannot be subject to probation.