In a Latvian town where a factory employs mostly young women, every single man is suddenly in high demand. Freshly demobilised from the army, Kaspars arrives hoping to meet Marika, the girl he believes he has been corresponding with during his service. But Marika knows nothing of the letters—and Kaspars himself has been hiding behind a false identity. As the truth begins to unravel, a tangled romantic game takes an unexpected turn.
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Rūdolfs Plēpis
Kaspars
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Tālis Valdis
Sandris
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Indra Burkovska
Kamita
Also in
Long Road in the Dunes
The Pit
Ieva Kristiņa
Lība
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Ārija Stūrniece
Biruta
Also in
My Favorite War
A Boy
Juris Strenga
Aparjods
Known for
Catherine the Great
The Good Neighbor
Ligita Skujiņa
Marika
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Two Couples and Loneliness
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Uģis Brikmanis
Varis
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Iveta Brauna
Džuljeta
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Arijs Geikins
Gatis
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Mirage
Long Road in the Dunes
Arvīds Krievs Director · Zigmunds Skujiņš Author Dāvis Sīmanis Cinematographer
First release December 13, 1981 · Produced in Russia · Original title Spēle
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Spēle
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian
Release dates
Russia · December 13, 1981
Limited theatrical · Latvian · Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 1, 1982 · Theatrical · Russian · Moscow, Russia
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