MOTHER, I LOVE YOU

12-year-old Raimonds does what he can to make his strict mother proud – he even plays the saxophone in the school band instead of riding his kickboard in a skate park. When he tries to cover up a bad note at school, a spiral of lies is started, which soon spins out of control.

Thanks to his friend Peteris, whose mother is a cleaner, Raimonds gets hold of the keys to a fancy apartment and wants to spend the night there. Unfortunately, the owner comes back home with a girl, who not only robs him but also takes Raimonds’ saxophone. The boy has to venture into the night Riga to get the instrument back. When Peteris is accused of robbing the flat, Raimonds has to decide whether to save his friendship or his face in front of the mother. An exciting story about the healing power of truth.

DIRECTORS‘ STATEMENT

They say that fear has big eyes when you’re a child. When writing Mother, I Love You I was often borrowing from my own childhood experiences. However easy and harmless a simple coverup may feel initially, it mostly ends up as a burden. You’re almost always bind to lie more if only to cover the previous lie.

World Premiere: Berlinale Generation KPlus 2013 –Grand Prix of the International Jury

L.A. Film Festival – Best Feature Film

TIFF Kids, Canada

Vilnius IFF, Lithuania

Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth, Czech

Republic – Best European Film

Tel Aviv Children and Youth Film Festival, Israel

Pula IFF, Croatia

Theatrical distribution in Latvia (population 2 Million) – 32.500 admissions