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To Be Unwanted

1977 · 91 min

A somber, deliberate character study of a man caught between a fresh start and old habits, with a quiet tension that lingers.

Directed by
Aloiz Brench
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Vytautas Tomkus, Valdemārs Zandbergs, Astrīda Kairiša
Overview
Valdemārs 'Voldis' Viters is released after seven years in prison. He is 46 years old and has no family or job. Some of his old friends have abandoned the life of crime, and policeman Leo Aleksandrs, as well as the beautiful taxi driver Irēna, try to persuade Voldis to forget the past and move on. But when the crime boss Teksis proposes a plan to rob a jewelry store, Voldis agrees, thinking this will be his last crime before starting a new life.

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Directed by
Aloiz Brench
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Vytautas Tomkus, Valdemārs Zandbergs, Astrīda Kairiša
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • crime
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Aloiz Brench
Written by
Andris Kolbergs
Starring
Vytautas Tomkus, Valdemārs Zandbergs, Astrīda Kairiša, Harijs Liepiņš, Helga Dancberga, Uldis Pūcītis, Uldis Dumpis, Juris Plavins
Music
Ivars Vigners
Cinematography
Rihards Pīks
Runtime
91 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Latvian

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