Uguns aplis (2021): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2021, Uguns aplis is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Signe Birkova, running about 69 minutes.

What it’s about. New performers have recently moved into the 130-year-old building of the Riga Circus. Having built a stage in the stables, actors Ance, Āris, Klāvs, Reinis and the other members of the theatre company Kvadrifrons are reinvigorating and preserving the tradition of live art in the circus. The name of the group is an acronym in Latvian that conveys their ethos: they are an organisation that can chill with their friends, have bursts of amazing creativity, and whose members are far from unintelligent. And all the while, the strong smell of elephants wafts through the building. Here and there, the life of the previous inhabitants makes itself known. Soon shamanistic rituals alternate with clowning around, fortune-telling with illusion juggling, stagecraft with personal choices. Then suddenly, out of Nothing… emerges Theatre.

Who’s in it. Uguns aplis stars Ance Strazda as Self, Āris Matesovičs as Self, Klāvs Mellis as Self and Reinis Boters as Self, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Uguns aplis page.

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