The Year Before the War
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Dāvis Sīmanis
Uldis Tirons
| The Year Before the War | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dāvis Sīmanis |
| Written by | Tabita Rudzate Dāvis Sīmanis Uldis Tirons |
| Produced by | Roberts Vinovskis |
| Starring | Petr Buchta |
| Cinematography | Andrejs Rudzats |
| Edited by | Anna Ryndová |
| Music by | Faustas Latenas |
Production companies | Produkce Radim Procházka Locomotive Productions Studio Uljana Kim |
| Distributed by | Locomotive Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Latvia Czech Republic Lithuania |
| Languages | Latvian German French Russian |
The Year Before the War (Latvian: Gads pirms kara) is a 2021 surrealist historical thriller film co-written and directed by Dāvis Sīmanis.[1] It is about the journey across Europe of Peter Piaktow, a foreign Latvian anarchist.[2] It is a co-production between Latvia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.[3]
Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, Peter Piaktow attempts to unravel a conspiracy by traveling across Europe and meeting with communist leaders.[4]
Cast
- Petr Buchta as Peter Piaktow
- Rudolfs Apse as Broz Tito
- Lauris Dzelzitis as Lenin
- Gints Gravelis as Trotsky
- Eduards Johansons as Stalin
- Edgars Kaufelds as Hitler
- Ģirts Ķesteris as Freud
- Daniel Sidon as Franz Kafka
- Inga Silina as Alma
- Igors Jakimenko as Lackey with a chair at the hotel
Production
Release
The Year Before the War had its world premiere on February 5, 2021, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam,[9] then screened on October 21, 2021, at the 8th Riga International Film Festival,[10] on November 5, 2021, at the 29th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage,[11] and on November 26, 2021, at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[12]
The film was commercially released on April 15, 2022, in Latvian theaters.[13]
