

Homo Novus
2018-09-26 · 122 min · ★ 8.0
Riga in the 30s. Wild bohemian lifestyle is the name of the game for every artist worth his salt. A young man from the countryside, poor but ambitious, arrives in the capital, where he hopes to make his mark in the artistic circles. What follows is a string of events, fraught with confusion and misunderstanding, hilarious and heart-warming at the same time.
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- Directors
- Anna Viduleja
- Production companies
- Film Angels Studio
- Countries
- Latvia
- Status
- Released
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Igors ŠelegovskisJuris Upenājs
Kristīne KrūzeCiemalda
Kaspars ZnotiņšKurcums
Andris KeišsSalutaurs
Kaspars ZvīgulisEižens Žibeika
Agnese BudovskaAstrīde
Aurelija AnuzhiteDaģa kundze
Vilis DaudziņšBicēns
Baiba BrokaZelma
Guna ZariņaMargo
Ģirts KrūmiņšPosa
Imants StradsKnabenava
Regīna RazumaMelmeņa kundze
Gundars ĀboliņšKvieša kungs
Ivars Pugamākslas nodaļas vadītājs
Kaspars KambalaCīkstonis
Martins VilsonsCīkstonis
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