Anastasia (13) and Diana (9) are two sisters living in a Latvian orphanage. When they discover that an American family wants to adopt them, Diana cannot wait to move to the States, while Anastasia is less excited about the prospect of leaving her home and her adult sister, Yulia, and her baby, Lily. When she finds out that their estranged biological mother, Alla, has been released from prison, Anastasia does everything she can to establish a relationship with her, but Alla can hardly take care of herself, let alone her children. Anastasia has to make a crucial decision – to either leave her mother and Yulia behind by moving to America or to remain in Latvia in the hope of one day living with her mother. Anastasia’s decision is made even more difficult when she learns that her sister’s fate also lies in her hands, because the law states that two siblings cannot be split up.

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Sisters | Linda Olte | 105'

A Fenixfilm production (Latvia) in co-production with Albolina Film

Genre: arthouse social drama

With the support of Eurimages, Latvian National Film Centre, IDM Film Funding

 

Winner of the Italian-Baltic Development Award 2020

Pitched at Kids Kino Industry 2020 at 7th Kids Kino International Film Festival (Poland)

Screen International Buyer's Choice Award 2021 at C EU SOON programme - MIA MARKET 2021 (Italy) 

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AWARDS

 

Best film in the “1-2” competition at the 38th Warsaw Film Festival

FIPRESCI award for the best Eastern European debut at the 38th Warsaw Film Festival

 

Best director to Linda Olte + Best supporting actress to Iveta Pole at Latvian National Film Awards:

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Audience Award Città di Bolzano + IDM Film Award at 36th Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

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Best Film, Best director and Best actress (Emma Skirmante) at The Golden Linden International Film Festival of New European Cinema 2023 (Bulgaria)

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Best actress for Emma Skirmante at Seoul International Children Film Festival 2023

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Audience Award for Best feature film at CinEast Film Festival 2023 - Luxembourg

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FESTIVALS

World premiere at the 38th Warsaw Film Festival - October 2022

Riga International Film Festival

NY Baltic Film Festival

UK premiere London Baltic Film Festival 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

64th Nordische Filmtage Lübeck

Italian premiere at Bolzano Film Festival Bozen 2023

Beijing International Film Festival 2023

The Golden Linden International Film Festival of New European Cinema (Bulgaria) 2023

Seoul International Children Film Festival 2023

Tashkent International Film Festival 2023

CinEast Film Festival (Luxembourg) 2023