Doors 7.00 pm
Film 7.30 pm
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dir. Jānis Nords
year. 2013
country: Latvia
run-time. 83
rating. 18
In Latvian with English subtitles
UK PREMIERE OF LATVIAN DRAMA DIRECTED BY JANIS NORDS
12-year-old Raimonds does what he can to make his strict mother proud – he even plays the saxophone in the school band instead of riding his kickboard in a skate park. When he tries to cover up a bad note at school, a spiral of lies is started, which soon spins out of control. Thanks to his friend Peteris, whose mother is a cleaner, Raimonds gets hold of the keys to a fancy apartment and wants to spend the night there. Unfortunately, the owner comes back home with a girl, who not only robs him but also takes Raimonds’ saxophone. The boy has to venture into the night Riga to get the instrument back. When Peteris is accused of robbing the flat, Raimonds has to decide whether to save his friendship or his face in front of the mother. An exciting story about the healing power of truth.
DIRECTORS‘ STATEMENT
They say that fear has big eyes when you’re a child. When writing Mother, I Love You I was often borrowing from my own childhood experiences. However easy and harmless a simple cover-up may feel initially, it mostly ends up as a burden. You’re almost always bind to lie more if only to cover the previous lie…
“Mother I Love You” captures all of the drama and desperation of a young boy caught in a difficult situation from his unique perspective. Kristofers Konovalovs is perfect for the role, he gives a very detailed and emotionally layered performance.” Indiewire
“With an excellent nuanced performance by fresh-faced newcomer Kristofers Konovalovs at its core, the tale of a wayward 12-year-old’s painful transition toward maturity treads familiar turf with disarming confidence” The Hollywood Reporter
“Nords avoids falling into stereotypes, refuses a moralistic feel-good ending, satisfyingly choosing to emphasize the relief of being up-front. All performances are strong.” Variety