Consolation (Mierinājums), dir. Ivars Krasts, 26', Latvia, 2025
A young man – Rens arrives at the apartment building in the microdistrict. Shutting himself off from the world around him, he settles in one of the apartments in the house, which only has a television and a collection of videotapes. Spending his days in the secluded environment, his only “guests” are the neighbor-woman in the opposite window of the house, the food delivery girl Mon and a dark being whose rare visits are unpredictable and yet closely related to the “burdens” the young man brought with him from the past. Over time, trust and affection for the not- so-talkative food delivery girl grows, and the connection between the apparitions in the apartment and Ren’s guests becomes more and more obvious. The real begins to merge with the unreal, the stroboscopic fragmentariness of consciousness drives Ren into a corner and he is forced to find a solution.
National Premiere 2025
Scriptwriter Ivars Krasts
Cinematographer Artis Pārups
Production Designer Dace Sloka
Sound Director Pēteris Pāss
Editor Uģis Olte
Costume designer Elīna Pērkone
Main Cast Alise Anna Narnicka, Dāvids Pētersons
Production Companies VFS FILMS, Latvian Academy of Culture
Consolation Anete Mārtuža
Supported by
State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia
Contacts
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anete.martuza@gmail.com
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