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Retrospective 2023
Filmstill The Wall
The Wall
Anatolijs Pjatkins
A piece of the Berlin Wall stands in Riga – as a symbol of the freedom that must still be achieved there. People’s looks waver between hope and uncertainty.
Filmstill The Wall

The Wall

Mūris
Anatolijs Pjatkins
Retrospective 2023
Documentary Film
Latvia
1991
10 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The Wall as a symbol. While the deadly border has already been overcome in Berlin, freedom must still be fought for in other states. A piece of the Wall was sent to Riga in 1990 – as a gesture of solidarity. A short cinematic essay in which people’s looks waver between hope and uncertainty.

Katharina Franck, Andreas Kötzing

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Director
Anatolijs Pjatkins
Script
Anatolijs Pjatkins
Cinematographer
Moisejs Bitke
Producer
Riga Documentary Film Studio
Score
Mārtiņš Brauns