Modris

Director
Juris Kursietis
Country
Germany, Latvia, Greece
Year
2013
Genre
Drama
Scriptwriters
Juris Kursietis
Production
Red Dot Media, Boo Productions, Sutor Kolonko
http://sutorkolonko.de/de/filme/modris.html
http://modrisfilm.com/

Storyline

Modris (17) is no better and no worse than any of his peers. He draws graffiti and listens to dance music. He goes to school and has a girlfriend, Linda. He lives with and is raised by his mother, but their relationship is poor. Maybe, this is due to his obsession with slot machines, but in his mind that's nothing bad, every single one of his friends seems to do the same. The downhill movement begins like a snowball when he pawns his mother's electric heater in order to squeeze out a win on the slot machines. The simmering conflict with his mother boils over and she betrays him to the police. The court sentences him to a two year suspended sentence, plus he has to attend a correctional facility. This is when his adventures with the Latvian justice system starts, until the point, when he's thrown in one of the toughest prisons of in eastern Europe – the Riga Central Prison.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Toronto International Film Festival 2014
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2014
Special Mention: Kutxa Prize - New Directors