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Converts

2016 · 35 min

A tense, claustrophobic plunge into deception, where every conversation feels like a risk and the viewer shares the protagonist's constant fear of exposure.

Directed by: Kārlis Lesiņš
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Agnese Budovska, Klāvs Mellis, Igors Šelegovskis

Overview: Maija is a young and ambitious journalist who wants to do something that no other journalist has dared. In order to conduct a groundbreaking research on Daesh, she pretends to be an Islamic convert and tries to join them.

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Directed by: Kārlis Lesiņš
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Agnese Budovska, Klāvs Mellis, Igors Šelegovskis

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
deception
faith
ambition
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Kārlis Lesiņš
Written by: Kārlis Lesiņš
Starring: Agnese Budovska, Klāvs Mellis, Igors Šelegovskis, Lauma Balode, Emīls Krūmiņš, Zamilidin Amirdinovs, Āris Matesovičs, Dmitrijs Scegolevs
Runtime: 35 min
Country: Latvia
Languages: English, Latvian, Russian

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