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Film of the Week: Family Instinct

date:
05.07.2010

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Andris Gauja's Family Instinct is a portrait of Latvia's countryside and 28-year-old Zanda who has been in an incestual relationship with her brother. Tuesday, July 6, Gauja's documentary project will be presented at the 2010 Docu Talents from the East in Karlovy Vary.

July 6, 2010, Family Instinct will be presented at the 2010 Docu Talents from the East, along with eight other documentary works-in-progress scheduled for release July 2010 - July 2011. More details here.

FAMILY INSTINCT

Latvia
Director: Andris Gauja
Producer: Madara Melberga, FA Filma
Estimated date of premiere: October 2010

Family Instinct is a film about incest - an illegal act, social taboo and a violation of religious norms. Zanda is a 28-year-old woman, worn out by hard work. Surrounded by poverty and despair, she is trying to survive with her two children in a god-forsaken Latvian village. Her hardships can be traced back to living in a relationship with her brother Valdis. When Valdis is put in jail, the local community forces her to make a difficult choice: to stay with him or with her children. Despite her ill fortune, she manages to express her love for the children, still hoping to save her family. The film offers a tragicomic but highly authentic insight into the bleak reality of Latvian countryside today.

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05.07.2010

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