The Pagan King
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| Directed by | [3] |
| Written by | Aigars Grauba Max Kinnings[4] |
| Produced by | [3] |
| Starring | Edvin Endre James Bloor Aistė Diržiūtė Andris Keišs Artūrs Skrastiņš |
| Cinematography | Valdis Celmiņš[5] |
| Edited by | Liga Pipare |
| Music by | |
Production company | Platforma Film |
| Distributed by | (Latvia), [6] |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom / Latvia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 3€ million[6] |
The Pagan King (Latvian: Nameja gredzens – 'Namejs Ring', initially The King's Ring) is a historical fiction action film directed by and co-written by Max Kinnings and Grauba. The film stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Aistė Diržiūtė and others.[5]
Plot[]
The legend of the Namejs Ring is a story that takes place in the 13th Century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis). The film follows Namejs as he attempts to deal with and repel Christian influence in Semigallia.
Cast[]
- Edvin Endre as Namejs
- James Bloor as Max von Buxhoeveden
- Aistė Diržiūtė as Lauga
- as Valdis
- Andris Keišs as Ulup
- Artūrs Skrastiņš as Pope
- as Pihto, prince of Saaremaa
- as Viesturs
- as Queen Rama
- as Saken
- as Lemme
- as Fulke
- as Arko
- as Daugulis
- as Birre
- as Gilla
- as Sigi
Production[]
On 23 March 2014 Grauba and Ēķis presented the idea of a historical fiction movie about freedom fights of Semigallia in 13th century and its leader Namejs.[7] The principal photography of the film began on December 2014 in Cinevilla backlot.
Release[]
The film's premier took place on 17 January 2018.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Historical action film The King's Ring to premiere on January 17". The Baltic Course. December 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "The King's Ring premieres in Latvia". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. January 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ekskluzīvi: Topošās latviešu filmas "Nameja gredzens" aizkulises" (in Latvian). tvnet.lv. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Sākas filmas "Nameja gredzens" uzņemšana ar Edvīnu Endri galvenajā lomā" (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "The Pagan King". . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b Zane Peneze (December 8, 2017). "PRODUCTION: Aigars Grauba in Postproduction with 3m EUR Latvian Historical Drama The Pagan King". Film New Europe Association.
- ^ "Sākusies režisora Graubas filmas "Nameja gredzens" filmēšana".
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