Pelican in the Desert (2014)
- Original title
- Pelikāns tuksnesī
- Directed by
- Viestur Kairish
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Latvia
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary examines life in Latvia's Latgale region, a remote area on the edge of the European Union. It shows how the people there navigate physical and spiritual extremes, framed around Christian themes of resurrection.
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