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IN THE MIRROR
2020 | 90 min. | Drama | Latvia, Lithuania | Trailer
Director and Writer
Laila Pakalnina
Producers
Laila Pakalnina, Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė
Cinematographer
Gints Bērzinš
Sound Designer
Anrijs Krenbergs
Composers
Paulius Kilbauskas, Vygintas Kisevičius
Production Designer
Aldis Meinerts
Main cast
Madlēna Valdberga, Elza Leimane, Lauris Dzelzītis, Mykolas Vildžiūnas, Aivars Šmaukstelis, Andrejs Dubanēvičs, Dmitrijs Širjajevs, Glebs Savins, Jānis Lācis, Kārlis Erlats, Pauls Jemeljānovs, Kaspars Gods, Gatis Gāga
Production
Hārgla Company (LV), Just a moment (LT)
Financiers
National Film Centre of Latvia (LV), Lithuanian Film Centre (LT)
Sales
Oration
Synopsis
A CrossFit trainer becomes the father of a baby girl, Snow White. Her mother dies, and her father marries a young woman obsessed with CrossFit and herself. She works out all the time in order to be the best. And she really is the best – she can do 50 burpees. In the meantime, little Snow White plays and grows up in the CrossFit gym. Time passes, and one day it turns out – while the Stepmother can do 50 burpees, Snow White can already do 53...
Festivals
2021 Best Director Award at Latvian National Film awards "Lielais Kristaps" (LV)
2021 Best Editing Director Award at Latvian National Film awards "Lielais Kristaps" (LV)
2021 FIPRESCI Latvia Award at "Lielais Kristaps" (LV)
2021 New York Baltic Film Festival (US)
2021 Raindance Film Festival (UK)
2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma - International Competition (CA)
2021 Black Canvas Contemporary film Festival (MX)
2021 Northern Lights Nordic-Baltic Film Festival (BY)
2021 CinEast Film Festival (LU)
2021 Haifa International Film Festival (IL)
2021 Lima Alterna Film Festival (PE)
2021 Riga International Film Festival (LV)
2021 New Horizons International Film Festival (PL)
2021 European Film Festival Palić (RS)
2021 Eurofilmfest (CZ)
2021 Istanbul Film Festival (TR)
2021 goEast Film Festival (DE)
2021 Festival International de Films de Femmes (FR)
2021 Vilnius International Film Festival (LT)
2020 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF (EE)
Press
Žymi latvių kino režisierė Laila Pakalnina: „Asmenukių filmavimas turi daug potencialo kine!“ lrytas.lt
Atspulga spēles ir
#SPOGULĪ #INTHEMIRROR KINO RAKSTI
Selfiji un fitnesa rūķi. Recenzija par Lailas Pakalniņas 'Spogulī' DELFI
#SPOGULĪ #INTHEMIRROR KINO RAKSTI
Sniegbaltīte skaita līdz miljonam. Lailas Pakalniņas spēlfilmas Spogulī recenzija DIENA
Film Review: In the Mirror – Raindance Film Festival 2021 The Reviews Hub
Свет мой, селфюшка, скажи… arterritory
2 Festival Lima Alterna: In the mirror (Competencia Internacional) Fotograma Gourmet
In The Mirror (Laila Pakalnina) cinemaldito
Paribu ile Günün Filmi: Aynalar FILMLOVERS
SPOGUL - IM SPIEGEL" BAF
[CRITIQUE] : Into The Mirror Fucking Cinephiles
Režisierė filmui pasitelkė asmenukes: Snieguolė augo sporto salėje, o Mykolas Vildžiūnas prabilo latviškai lrt.lt
Review: Modern-Day Snow White and the Selfie-Movie IN THE MIRROR ScreenAnarchy
Laila Pakalnina's darkly surreal comedy reboots Snow White for an age of selfies and social media body-shaming. The Hollywood Reporter
IN THE MIRROR is a pleasant mixture of well-known stories and social themes Filmileht
Laila Pakalniņa • Director of In the Mirror Cineuropa
In The Mirror Eye For Film
Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu tiktokerów Filmaster
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Review: In the Mirror Cineuropa
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