Modris

A cold, quietly bruising coming-of-age portrait that grinds through family friction and bureaucratic indifference with raw, unsentimental honesty.

Directed by

Juris Kursietis

Genres

Drama

Starring

Kristers Pikša, Rēzija Kalniņa, Sabine Trumsina

Overview

A true story of a 17 going on 18 year-old boy called Modris. He’s a guy who goes to school, has a girlfriend and some good friends. He has a small gambling addiction, which makes his relationship with his mother difficult. It’s also hard because the two of them live alone and the mother doesn’t miss a chance to remind him that his father is in prison and that Modris has a bad gene. Their relationship boils over when, in the middle of a Nordic winter, Modris pawns his mother’s electric heater in trying to squeeze a win from a slot machine. She betrays him to the police and Modris is sentenced to two years’ probation. That is when his adventures with the Latvian justice system begin and he sets a new goal: to find the father he has never met.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Addiction, family, coming-of-age, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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