When The Brakes Won't Hold
The police leadership is concerned about the increase in car thefts. The investigation of the thefts is entrusted to police captain Siliņš. Once, his fiancée and colleague Aija Kalniņa almost catches up with the criminals in her service car after a chase, but at the last moment they manage to escape. However, Aija manages to spot her eighteen-year-old brother Juris among the thieves. Hiding in the forest, the car thieves accidentally witness another crime—an attack on a woman. To justify himself in his sister's eyes, Juris sets out to find the criminal and is killed.
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Pēteris Liepiņš
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Andris Silavs
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Kad bremzes netur
Vizma Ozoliņa- Kvēpa
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Martins Vilsons
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The Rifleman
Mirdza Martinsone
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Andris Berzins
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Mirage
Aija
Kaspars Puce
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Girts Jakovlevs
Known for
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Eduards Pavuls
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Miervaldis Ozolins
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Juris Kaminskis
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Hundarna i Riga
Gunārs Cilinskis Director · Gunārs Cīrulis Author Gvido Skulte Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1984 · Produced in Russia · Original title Kad bremzes netur
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Russia
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Original title
Kad bremzes netur
Original language
Latvian
Release dates
Latvia · January 1, 1984
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