'Family Instinct' is a film about incest - an illegal act, social taboo and a violation of religious norms. Zanda is a 28-year-old woman, worn out by hard work. Surrounded by poverty and despair, she is trying to survive with her two children in a god-forsaken Latvian village. Her hardships can be traced back to living in a relationship with her brother Valdis. When Valdis is put in jail, the local community forces her to make a difficult choice: to stay with him or with her children. Despite her ill fortune, she manages to express her love for the children, still hoping to save her family. The film offers a tragicomic but highly authentic insight into the bleak reality of post-soviet era.
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Andris Gauja Director · Aleksandrs Grebņevs Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.8K · First release September 24, 2010 · Produced in Latvia
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$4,781
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FA Filma
Production
Latvia
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Original title
Ģimenes lietas
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian
Release dates
Latvia · September 24, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
April 29, 2011 · Premiere · Hot Docs
Czechia
October 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
March 13, 2011 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Netherlands
November 19, 2010 · Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Poland
May 10, 2011 · Planete Doc Review
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