Lohengrin from Varka Kru (2009)
Loengrīns no Varka Kru
A creative a portrait of Latvian luger and Olympic medal winner, Martins Rubenis, who won the first Latvia's Winter Olympic medal of the games in Turin in 2006. Apart from his success in sports, in the circles of contemporary alternative culture he is known as DJ Betons from the association Varka Kru (Varka – from Russian "boiling", Kru – from English "crew"). Like the medieval knight Lohengrin, Martins Rubenis arrives in his luge to fight a battle - with an adversary, with himself, with time and the world.
- Date of release
- 2009-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Viesturs Kairišs
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