In the Shade of the Oak Tree
The story of rural people in 2004 - at the time when Latvia joined the European Union. A thorough study of the situation in rural Latvia over the course of the last thirty years, where the conflict between the familiar and the new, and desire and opportunity has fostered creative thinking in farmers looking to be masters of their own land. In the film we see a German farmer who bought property in Latvia; the head of a large parish; a family of young former citizens; eco lifestyle supporters - soybean growers, including an organic farm and its owner who takes a loan from a bank for the first time.
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In the Shade of the Oak Tree
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 10, 2007
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Zem ozola kuplajiem zariem
Production Companies
IK studija, Eiropas dokumentālā kino simpoziji, Rīgas Kinostudija, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
Director
Ivars Seleckis
Description
The story of rural people in 2004 - at the time when Latvia joined the European Union. A thorough study of the situation in rural Latvia over the course of the last thirty years, where the conflict between the familiar and the new, and desire and opportunity has fostered creative thinking in farmers looking to be masters of their own land. In the film we see a German farmer who bought property in Latvia; the head of a large parish; a family of young former citizens; eco lifestyle supporters - soybean growers, including an organic farm and its owner who takes a loan from a bank for the first time.
