Movies: Valdis Krogis

A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the...

Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium....

In the 1966 the population of the Soviet Union was estimated at 235 million. A group of Latvian filmmakers traveled the length and breadth of the country to create a portrait of the diverse population....

A playful narrative both above and below street level, focusing on the employees who maintain the underground communications of the city of Riga....

A dynamic, emotional film about sports and the fellowship of athletes from different countries, joining their forces in the fight for peace. The film was shot during the Goodwill Games in 1986 in Moscow....

A history teacher returns to the scene with his students and reenacts what happened in 1941, when he was the only one of the 178 people sentenced to be shot who managed to escape and stay alive....

A portrait of Latvia just day before the Declaration of Independence....