Detective film "Klajumā aiz meža" premieres in Latvia, using bog bodies as a metaphor
The psychological detective film "Klajumā aiz meža" has premiered in Latvia. Director Reinis Kalviņš explained on a Delfi programme why the film draws on the bog body phenomenon, while producer Gints Grūbe spoke about how it was made.
The psychological detective film "Klajumā aiz meža" (roughly, "In the Clearing Beyond the Forest") has had its premiere in Latvia. The film's director, Reinis Kalviņš, and its producer, Gints Grūbe, discussed the project on "Spried ar Delfi", a programme of the Latvian news portal Delfi.
Bog bodies as a metaphor
One strand of the film's plot involves human remains found in a bog. It draws on a phenomenon known from many parts of Europe: bodies discovered in bogs have been preserved as if embalmed. In the film, this phenomenon serves as a metaphor.
On the programme, Kalviņš stressed how much detail such finds retain. According to him, the facial expression still shows nuances, and one can see what the last moment was like.
From idea to screen
Producer Gints Grūbe revealed that the director's idea for the film was approved after only a short pitch. Even so, making the film took several years.
The programme's title also mentions a topic referred to as a "lift pica", but the source does not describe what was said about it.
The source material gives no further details about the plot, the cast or screening dates.
