"To Swallow a Toad" in Latvian means tolerating what is intolerable, swallowing bitterness. This is how the inhabitants of the Latvian city - father, mother and son - live. This sad story begs the question: what will happen when the last resentment is swallowed?
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 10 min.
- Country, year
- Latvia, 2010
- Genre
- Animation
- Language
- Latvian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Jurǵis Krāsons
- Screenplay
- Ivo Briedis
- Cinematography
- Martins Vela
- Music
- Andris Barons
- Cast
- Vilnis Kalnaellis
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Jurǵis Krāsons
Jurgis Krasons was born in 1970. In Latvia. Graduated from the Latvian Academy of Arts with a bachelor's and master's degree. Since 1998, he has worked as an artist in 20 films, including Werner Herzog's "The Invincible", Mika Krausimakis' "Beloved" and Laila Pakalnina's "Hostage". He has worked as an exhibition organizer since 1994.
