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Lohengrin from Varka Kru

2009-09-30 lv 80m
Documentary
A creative a portrait of Latvian luger and Olympic medal winner, Martins Rubenis, who won the first Latvia's Winter Olympic medal of the games in Turin in 2006. Apart from his success in sports, in the circles of contemporary alternative culture he is known as DJ Betons from the association Varka Kru (Varka – from Russian "boiling", Kru – from English "crew"). Like the medieval knight Lohengrin, Martins Rubenis arrives in his luge to fight a battle - with an adversary, with himself, with time and the world.

Director

Viesturs Kairišs

Writer

Viesturs Kairišs

Co-Producer

Viesturs Kairišs

Director of Photography

Andrejs Verhoustinskis

Director of Photography

Gints Bērziņš

Art Direction

Edmunds Jansons

Status

Released

Countries

  • Latvia

Companies

  • Ego Media
  • United Intimacy