Big Northern holidays in the Parex Plaza cinema!

October 23rd and 24th  - Big Northern holidays in the Parex Plaza cinema.

Nordic Film Days, which are held in Riga for the 10th time (this year - October 16th to 24th) , have chosen the Parex Plaza cinema as their venue for the first time. During Nordic Film Days X three new Nordic movies, each very different, will be shown in the Parex Plaza cinema -  The Man who Loved Yngve, done in traditionally Scandinavian style,  Mammoth, filmed in a Hollywood worthy way and Roskilde, which speaks to all the rock music admirers.

The Man who Loved Yngve (dir. Stian Kristiansen)

November 1989. The Berlin wall collapses. In Stavanger town, Jarle Klepp (17) has no idea that everyting is about to change. So far he has got everything; the best girlfriend in the world, and the world’s coolest buddy. Together they will soon launch Stavanger’s toughest punk band, Mattias Rust Band. But then the new boy in class, Yngve, appears. He is not like anyone else, and Jarle is confused. He does not know what to do. All he knows is that he cannot stop meeting Yngve, even if it involves doing things he really hates, like listening to Duran Duran and playing tennis. Slowly but steadily Jarle lets everyone around him down, and finds out what it means to stand alone.

Mammoth (dir. Lukas Moodysson)

Leo and Ellen are a successful New York couple, totally immersed in their work. Leo is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen is a dedicated emergency surgeon who devotes her long shifts to saving lives. Their 8-year-old daughter Jackie spends most of her time with her Filipino nanny Gloria, a situation that is making Ellen start to question her priorities. When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that will have dramatic consequences for everyone.

Roskilde (Ulrik Wivel)

Every year festival people of all generations from the world over gather on the fields surrounding Roskilde to step into a mutual party and release the human beast. Step into the most sacred room of one of the biggest and most renowned music festivals in Europe. Experience the festival through the eyes of the artist, the volunteer and the guest, when a simple field is transformed into a musical centre of energy in which the ecstasy culminates and boundaries are crossed. Experience live concerts with Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, The Streets, Rufus Wainwright, Editors, Jenny Wilson, Mew, Sonic Youth and many others …