The Wall

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