Soviet Jeans

Section: Coming Up Next
Title: Padomju džinsi
Director: Stanislavs Tokalovs, Teodora Markova
Cast: Karlis Arnolds Avots, Aamu Milonoff, Igors Selegovskis
Duration: 1h 57m
Country: Latvia
Year: 2024

1979, Soviet Latvia. Behind the Iron Curtain, fierce propaganda against Western culture runs rampant. But Renars, an avid rock’n’roll fan and petty criminal, is not impressed. Working as a costume tailor in a theatre, he trades Western jeans to make extra money. Doing so, he meets young Finnish theatre director Tina and the two instantly fall in love. Renars keeps stepping on the wrong toes and is committed to a mental asylum. This might look like the end of the road for Renars, but it's just the first step on his way to becoming an underground legend.