Modris
NAME OF FILM: MODRIS
DIRECTOR(S): Juris Kursieti
STARRING: Kristers Pikša, Rezija Kalnina
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: In this tough but compassionate coming-of-age drama, a Latvian teenager with a serious gambling addiction sets out to find his long-lost father.
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), which will run February 3rd to February 13th, 2016, announced the line-up for the 31st edition.
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