Rocks in My Pockets (2014)

Original title

Akmeņi manās kabatās

Directed by

Signe Baumane

Genre

comedy, animation, drama

Country

Latvia

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated film tells the true story of five women from the filmmaker's family and their struggles with depression and suicide. It follows their lives and the challenges they faced over the years.

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What happens

Rocks in My Pockets (Latvian: Akmeņi manās kabatās) is a 2014 Latvian-American adult animated psychological comedy-drama film written, produced, directed and animated by Signe Baumane. It was originally created in English and a Latvian version was thereafter translated and produced. The film is based on true events about five women of the filmmaker's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and suicide. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The soundtrack, composed by Kristian Sensini, has received a nomination at the Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Awards in the Best Movie Soundtrack category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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