International premiere

The End

Local title
Lõpp
Original title
Beigas
Director
Maris Maskalāns
Country
Latvia
Year
2024
Festival
28th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Genre
drama, adventure, film noir, essay film
Subject
art, nature, animals, death, mysticism, technology

Death makes us all equal in this bizarre documentary journey on a surreal path towards the ultimate end.

This philosophical and claustrophobic tale explores the consequences of death and introduces a cast of unsettling researchers you'd never want to meet in real life.

Naturalist veterinarian Ilmars examines animal cadavers and is sceptical about the existence of an afterlife. Meanwhile, masked artist Kristians, from a family of witches, collects bones for poetic musical rituals. Malacologist Edgars identifies all the beetles, worms and insects that consume us, while astronomers Anna and Arnis develop more humane methods of processing domestic animals for food.

The film features riveting shots that showcase nature photographer Māris Maskalāns's portrayal of mythological memento mori. The patient and observant time-lapse inserts are eerily captivating. After watching this film, you may find yourself reluctant to be buried in a cheap coffin.

Edvinas Pukšta

Director
Maris Maskalāns
Screenwriter
Maris Maskalāns, Ilmārs Tīrmanis, Pauls Bankovskis
Cast
Kristians Brekte, Edgars Dreijers, Anna Ginteri, Arnis Ginteri, Ilmārs Tīrmanis
Producer
Uldis Cekulis
Cinematographer
Maris Maskalāns
Composer
Kristians Brekte, Modris Svilāns, Māris Butlers
Music
K+M+B
Sound
Edmunds Racinskis
Music
K+M+B
Sound
VFS films
World sales
VFS films
Runtime
Language
Latvian
Subtitles
English

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

Screenings

9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening100905 / Lõpp
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsMaris Maskalāns (Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer), Edmunds Racinskis (Sound), Gatis Belogrudovs (Editing)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
2. Hall Apollo Kino Tasku, TARTU
Screening114302 / Lõpp
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
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