Documentary ·Drama ·History · Latvia · 2018 · 1h 40m

Baltic Tribes

Baltu ciltis

Director

Cast

Kaspars Aniņš as Lars Kristaps Bedritis as Kursaitis Lauma Balode as Estonian slave Andris Roze as Oeselian blacksmith Jānis Skutelis as Monk

Crew

Mārcis Ābele — Director of Photography Jānis Indriks — Director of Photography Guntis Berelis — Writer Raitis Ābele — Writer Toms Ķencis — Writer Dace Siatkovska — Producer

Synopsis

DocuDrama about 13th century pre-Christian culture. Danish spy Lars enters the tribal lands of the Baltic peoples, where he takes part in religious rites, cruel forays, gets high during the Summer Solstice, becomes slave to the Couronians and even fights the crusaders. Who were the last pagans of Europe and how did they live? It is a unique trip into the textures of the past and into the unknown lands of the Baltic Tribes.

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