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The Bog The Bog
The Bog and Dice-Ching-O-Mat
The Bog (Country: Latvia, Germany, Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Reinis Kalviņš; Writer: Reinis Kalviņš, Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis; Stars: Kaspars Zvīgulis, Armands Berģis, Edgars Ozoliņš, Lauris Dzelzītis, Māris Pūris, Svetlana Stoļarova, Anda Reigase, Artis Drozdovs)
A small-town detective reopens a decades-old murder case after a boy’s body is found in a Latvian bog, confronting memories and secrets no one wants to unearth.
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Dice-Ching-O-Mat (Country: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas; Writer: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas; Stars: Dainius Gavenonis, Adelė Šuminskaitė, Vilma Raubaitė, Maksimas Semionovas, Vaidilė Juozaitytė)
A middle-aged sinologist from Latvia goes out to save his family through the doors of a charming Soviet elevator.
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How To Divorce During The War (Country: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic; Year: 2026; Director: Andrius Blaževičius; Writer: Andrius Blaževičius; Stars: Marius Repšys, Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Amelija Adomaitytė, Gintare Parulyte, Indrė Patkauskaitė)
In Vilnius in 2022, Marija has a revelation that she wants to divorce her husband, Vytas, right before Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to confront their crumbling relationship, they navigate the process of divorce as it collides with the ongoing war.
Supporting Role (Country: Estonia, Georgia, Turkey, US, Switzerland; Year: 2026; Director: Ana Urushadze; Writer: Ana Urushadze; Stars: Dato Bakhtadze, Nato Murvanidze, Lasha Mebuke, Elene Maisuradze, Nino Kasradze, Eka Demetradze, Sandro Samkharadze, Irakli Kvirikadze, Zura Sturua, Davit Dvalishvili, Dimitri Tatishvili, Artur Grigoryan, Ernest Arutyunyan, Elizbar Chkheidze, Keti Gegeshidze)
A retired successful Georgian film star finds himself offered a supporting role setting in train a tragicomic journey.
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