''Return of Sergeant Lapins'' ( lv, Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās or initially ''Tas notika ar viņiem'') is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Latvian director
Gatis Šmits.
The film's plot is based on the play ''Tas notika ar viņiem'' (''That Happened to Them'') written by
Gatis Šmits and produced in
The New Theatre of Riga in 2007.
Before being released on 26 November, the film was screened at the
15th Busan International Film Festival
The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye.
A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 th ...
, which took place in October 2010.
Plot
The film is set in
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
, where Sergeant Krists Lapiņš returns from an international mission and moves into a remote flat in the city's
Āgenskalns district. However, although expecting to live a peaceful life, Krists finds himself involved in several adventures.
Cast
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Andris Keišs
Andris Keišs (born 26 November 1974) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis and Māra Ķimele. He has also taken part in several films.
In 2005 he received the Union of Latvian Theatre Workers be ...
as Krists Lapiņš
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Guna Zariņa
Guna Zariņa (born 1 October 1972) is a Latvian actress. In the theater, she has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis and Māra Ķimele. She has also appeared in several films.
In 2007 she received the Union of Latvian Theatre Workers Bes ...
as Alise Lagzdiņa
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Gatis Gāga as Didzis Budļevskis
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Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš (born 7 November 1970) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis
Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga T ...
as Ervīns Meijers
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Kaspars Znotiņš
Kaspars Znotiņš (born 7 October 1975) is a Latvian people, Latvian stage and film actor.
Born in Jelgava, Latvia, Znotiņš began his career working on the New Riga Theatre, and has performed in stage productions at the Latvian National Theatr ...
as Dainis Geidmanis
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Baiba Broka as Maira Mežsarga
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Linda Šingireja as Ināra Meijere
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Igors Ziemelis as Mazais
References
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2010 films
Latvian comedy-drama films
Latvian-language films
Swedish comedy-drama films
2010 comedy-drama films
2010s Swedish films
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