The Wanderers

A quiet, meandering documentary that drifts between lives, offering moments of tenderness and oddity without forcing conclusions.

Directed by

Matīss Kaža

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Valters Dakša, Taņa Petrikina, Tomass Sārts

Tagline

Young, Wild and Lost

Overview

Through the prism of three distinct characters, the 24-year-old director conveys an intimate and sensitive portrait of his own generation, wanderers looking for their place in the new and uncertain world. Dancer Tanya moves to Mississippi where she finds love with a paraplegic wheelchair basketball trainer who is more than 20 years her senior. App developer Tomass abandons the life he had before and becomes a world-travelling digital nomad. Avant-garde publisher Valters collects toilet seats in a poetically performative attempt to overcome past trauma.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, whimsical and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, love, trauma

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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