

DocuDrama about 13th century pre-Christian culture. Danish spy Lars enters the tribal lands of the Baltic peoples, where he takes part in religious rites, cruel forays, gets high during the Summer Solstice, becomes slave to the Couronians and even fights the crusaders. Who were the last pagans of Europe and how did they live? It is a unique trip into the textures of the past and into the unknown lands of the Baltic Tribes.
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The original title is "Baltu ciltis" (LV).
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
It was a co-production between: Latvia, Poland.
The film was directed by Lauris Ābele.
The screenplay was written by Toms Ķencis and Guntis Berelis.
Cinematography was handled by Jānis Indriks.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7222606.

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Average
13 votes
Baltu ciltis
Released
English, Latviešu
Latvia, Poland

