A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 25, 2001
Original Title:
Lubāns. Cīņa par centimetriem
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
VFS Films
Production Countries:
Latvia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 29
Every spring the surroundings of the Lake Lubāns, the largest lake in Latvia, are in flood. The efforts to prevent the floods have been going on since the middle of the 19th century. Today the lake, encircled by dikes, no longer threatens the surrounding homesteads but the seeming safety has been bought for a very high price – destruction of the natural balance. Can the damage be remedied? Two Latvians will travel to the wetlands of Japan in search for a possible solution.
Art Direction:
Edmunds Jansons
Arnis Hāgendorfs
Director:
Dainis Kļava
Director of Photography:
Māris Maskalāns
Dainis Kļava
Editor:
Raimonds Špakovskis
Music:
Valdis Muktupāvels
Producer:
Uldis Cekulis
Sound Director:
Anrijs Krenbergs
Writer:
Kaspars Goba
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