Renārs Vimba : 2016
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Loneliness, disillusionment and the experience of first love reveal the character of Raya, a 17-year-old living in rural Latvia with her grandmother and her little brother Robis. A staggering turn of events shakes up their lives, and the young girl must come to decisions that even a grown woman would find difficult to make. No one shall know that their grandmother has died. To avoid being taken into the care of the authorities, Raya and her brother bury the old woman they grew up with in the garden by the apple orchard. With no one else to depend on, Raya has to organise daily survival for herself and her brother. She's pinning all her hopes on their mother, who has emigrated to England. The film describes the difficult situation of those left behind in a country that many people have already abandoned. It is a portrait of a resourceful and determined young woman who refuses to give up her dreams despite the hardships life has thrown at her. In her constant struggle to evade the authorities, she tries to find her own happiness whilst taking care of her brother. Renārs Vimba's feature debut was winner of the Crystal Bear for Best Film when it premiered in the Generation section at Berlin International Film Festival 2016.
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