Indra Burkovska

Film Review: The Pit explores secrets, lies, and redemption in small town Latvia

The Pit, directed by Dace Pūce, Latvia’s submission to the 2022 Oscar’s for Best International Film is something of a contradictory affair; at once a rich and nuanced coming of age story, but also an almost brutalist portrayal of life in small-town Latvia.  Based on a series of stories by Latvian writer Jana Egle, the…

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