International premiere

Everything Will Be Alright

Local title
Kõik saab korda
Title in Russian
Всё будет хорошо
Original title
Viss būs labi!
Director
Stanislavs Tokalovs
Country
Latvia
Year
2023
Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Subject
elderly people, familial relationships, politics

After the provocative fiction drama “Lovable” director Staņislavs Tokalovs strikes with truly a courageous and frank observational documentary, shot over the past four years. This extremely personal film follows his family during rapid historical changes in Latvia. The 90-year-old grandmother Ina gradually loses her memory but questionable 9th of May rituals are still sacred for the proud veteran of WWII. Mother Irina is stuck between the ailing Ina and distancing husband Raul, who candidly refuses to celebrate two New Year’s Eves and prefers to end displeasing traditions of the shady past. Younger sister Patricija is a child of Latvian Independence with absolutely different values.

The Russian-speaking family has lived in Riga for more than 30 years and never bothered to learn Latvian. Staņislavs is torn to unite the alienated dysfunctional family and raises hard questions of prime importance on the intersection of choices. Which side will they choose when a full-scale War starts in Ukraine? He doesn’t judge his closest relatives but patiently awaits their reaction.

Edvinas Pukšta

Director
Stanislavs Tokalovs
Screenwriter
Stanislavs Tokalovs, Valdis Celmins
Producer
Guntis Trekteris
DoP
Valdis Celmins
Editor
Stefan Stabenow
World sales
Ego Media
Runtime
Language
English, Merjan, Russian
Subtitles
English

Award for Best Baltic Film, grant of 5000€ from Piletilevi

Screenings

9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening140901 / Kõik saab korda
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsStanislavs Tokalovs (Director, Screenwriter)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening152201 / Kõik saab korda
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160401 / Kõik saab korda
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker