Recidīvisti

For thousands of years, there has been a struggle between good and evil in the world; it also takes place within each person from birth to death. By getting to know and trying to understand prisoners – repeat offenders – the filmmakers encourage us to think about human nature, morality, and destiny, as well as the place of prisoners in society. The film was shot in Valmiera Prison, where inmates knit socks and mittens for children in orphanages, sing hymns and read the Bible, develop their artistic talents and train their muscles, but will all this help them to reintegrate into society after their imprisonment?

• Brigita EglīteDirector · Writer
• Armands KovaldinsProducer
• Valdis EglītisDirector of Photography
• Mārtiņš BraunsOriginal Music Composer
• Gunta IkereEditor

Release date

January 1, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Latvian

Genres

Documentary

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