Latvia / Sep 30, 2009
Lohengrin from Varka Kru (2009)
Directed by Viesturs Kairišs
1h 20minruntime
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Plot
A creative a portrait of Latvian luger and Olympic medal winner, Martins Rubenis, who won the first Latvia's Winter Olympic medal of the games in Turin in 2006. Apart from his success in sports, in the circles of contemporary alternative culture he is known as DJ Betons from the association Varka Kru (Varka – from Russian "boiling", Kru – from English "crew"). Like the medieval knight Lohengrin, Martins Rubenis arrives in his luge to fight a battle - with an adversary, with himself, with time and the world.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Loengrīns no Varka Kru |
| Original language | LV |
| Production countries | Latvia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ego Media, United Intimacy |
| Release date | 30 settembre 2009 |
| Production | Viesturs Kairišs, Guntis Trekteris |
| Writer | Viesturs Kairišs |
| Editing | Gunta Ikere, Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. |
| Cinematography | Andrejs Verhoustinskis, Gints Bērziņš |
| Assistant directors | Viesturs Kairišs |
| Camera operators | Andrejs Verhoustinskis, Gints Bērziņš |
| Additional photography | Andrejs Verhoustinskis, Gints Bērziņš |
| Production design | Edmunds Jansons |
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| Art direction | Edmunds Jansons |
| Set decoration | Edmunds Jansons |
| Music | Normunds Kļaviņš, Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis |
| Sound | Normunds Kļaviņš, Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis |
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