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Release Year2023
Runtime0h 17m
LanguageLV
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
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DirectorEdgars Kaupers
WritersMaksis Gauja, Edgars Kaupers
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsGaismas pils
About Gaismas pils
It's 1985, and Latvia is still under the Soviet occupation. Haralds Mednis, acclaimed Latvian choral conductor, is expelled from participating at the National Song and Dance festival, and a symbolic Latvian song "Gaismas pils" ("Castle of Light") is excluded from the programme of the festival. However, the choirs and the public shout out Haralds Mednis's name and try to get him to conduct "Gaismas pils", in spite of the censors. This film is an attempt to imagine what the people working for the state apparatus tasked with oppressing any rebellious actuons might have felt at that moment back in 1985.
Directed by Edgars Kaupers, Gaismas pils leans on a strong ensemble — Toms Treibergs, Ieva Puķe, Marģers Majors — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2023.
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