In the Shade of the Oak Tree

Overview

The story of rural people in 2004 - at the time when Latvia joined the European Union. A thorough study of the situation in rural Latvia over the course of the last thirty years, where the conflict between the familiar and the new, and desire and opportunity has fostered creative thinking in farmers looking to be masters of their own land. In the film we see a German farmer who bought property in Latvia; the head of a large parish; a family of young former citizens; eco lifestyle supporters - soybean growers, including an organic farm and its owner who takes a loan from a bank for the first time.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 10, 2007

Original language

Latvian

Spoken languages

Latvian

Countries

Latvia, Poland

Production

WFDiF,Rīgas kinostudija,Rīgas Kinostudija,Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych,IK studija,Eiropas dokumentālā kino simpoziji

Director

Ivars Seleckis

Writer

Andris Vanadziņš

Producer

Ivars Seleckis,Aldis Bērziņš,Leonīds Bērziņš

Cinematography

Ivars Seleckis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1158820