Jelgava '94 (2019)
It is year 1994. Spring. In Jelgava – a small town in Latvia. Jānis (14) – behaves well at school, shows interest in all subjects, and studies well. His mother loves him very much. There are exactly two things happening in one day, which change his life completely. One – a new girl, Kristīne (15), comes to his class and attracts everybody’s attention immediately. And second– Kurt Cobain commits suicide. Until this moment Jānis does not know anything neither about Nirvana, nor about Cobain. But very soon he finds out.
Director: Jānis Ābele
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Matīss Barons as Jānis |
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Alekss Tauriņš as Nāve |
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Endijs Žuks as Zombis |
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Elizabete Zviedre as Kristīne |
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Kaspars Aniņš as Jānis (adult) |
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Sintija Ķirsone as |
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Katrīna Puķe as |
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Mārcis Broks as |
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Ieva Puķe as Mother of Jānis |
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Kaspars Gods as Father of Jānis |
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Guna Zariņa as Director |
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Andris Keišs as Sports teacher |
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Elīna Vaska-Botere as Biology teacher |
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Jānis Jarāns as Neighbour Askolds |
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Māra Ķimele as Teacher |
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Lasma Kugrena as |
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Brigita Stroda as |
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Bruno Bitenieks as |
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Alise Dzene as |
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Sandris Broks as |
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Ilze Pukinska as |
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Gļebs Beļikovs as |
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Igors Nazarenko as |
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Jānis Gorškovs as |
| Writing | Matīss Gricmanis | Writer |
| Production | Antra Cilinska-Dombrovska | Producer |
| Directing | Jānis Ābele | Director |
| Art | Aivars Žukovskis | Art Department Manager |
| Camera | Aigars Sērmukšs | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jānis Burmeisters | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dāvis Burmeisters | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kārlis Tone | Original Music Composer |