The Brazen
Local title
Jultunud
Original title
Bezkaunīgie
Director
Aik Karapetian
Country
Latvia
Year
2023
Helēna and her family – husband Rihards, son Ēriks and daughter Maija – are driving to her entomologist father’s summer cottage, where she hasn’t been since childhood. Rihards (a lecturer and psychotherapist), has promised to help his wife renovate the house so she can hold dance classes there and restart her career as a choreographer. The family is going not only to start a battle against the insects at the house, but a war with each other.
Premiered at last year's PÖFF's Baltic Film Competition, The Brazen won four prizes (including Best Director) at the Latvian Film Awards on 4 February. Aik Karapetian will also be presenting the film at HÕFF.
Director
Aik Karapetian
Screenwriter
Justine Klava, Aik Karapetian
Cast
Marta Grase, Didzis Jonovs, Gregors Laķis, Rūta Liepiņa
Producer
Aik Karapetian, Ilze Kruminliepa, Roberts Vinovskis
DoP
Jurģis Kmins
Composer
Ivars Arutyunyan
Runtime
Language
Merjan
Subtitles
English
Director
Aik Karapetian
Aik Karapetian (snd 1983)
Screenings
9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening100901 / Jultunud
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsAik Karapetian (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Justine Klava (Screenwriter), Marta Grase (Cast)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Teatrisaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029102 / Jultunud
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsAik Karapetian (Director)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker