Russia / Apr 14, 1989 / Central Television USSR
Stranger (1989)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the center of a small town there is a liquor store, every day a long line of people rubs impatiently by it. Thirteen-year-old Zigis sees his father here more and more often. The faces of many alcoholics have already been stamped by degradation, there is indifference in their eyes, they have lost interest in life. The boy realizes that such a terrible future also awaits the person closest to him. Not expecting to get help from anyone, Zigis decides on an unusual step: he goes to Marta, a popular healer, to save his father. On the way, the boy meets different people and experiences different attitudes towards himself, gets to know the contradictions of life.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Svešais |
| Original language | Latviešu (LV) |
| Spoken languages | Latviešu, Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rīgas kinostudija |
| Release date | 14 aprile 1989 |
| Writer | Alvis Lapins, Māris Putniņš |
| Editing | Signe Šķila |
| Cinematography | Raimonds Ritums |
| Assistant directors | Lūcija Ločmele |
| Camera operators | Raimonds Ritums |
| Additional photography | Raimonds Ritums |
| Production design | Victor Shildknekht |
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| Art direction | Victor Shildknekht |
| Set decoration | Victor Shildknekht |
| Music | Juris Karlsons, Anrijs Krenbergs |
| Sound | Juris Karlsons, Anrijs Krenbergs |
| Costume design | Larisa Brauna, Edīte Noriete |
| Makeup | Larisa Brauna, Edīte Noriete |
| Hairstyling | Larisa Brauna, Edīte Noriete |
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