The Year Before the War
2021, Latvian. Directed by Dāvis Sīmanis Jr..
Stylized as silent cinema, the film connects political and philosophical extremes of 1913 in a story of a young man participating at the creation of a new world. This mysterious adventurer, who was known as Peter the Lett, gets involved in a tragicomic and surreal race from a routine clerk job and a romantic passion in Riga to preparation of the world revolution in Vienna, psychoanalysis at Freud’s salon and seduction of Mata Hari in Paris.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Latvian
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The Year Before the War is streaming on Klassiki and IndiePix Unlimited in India.
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Details
- Released
- 17 November 2021
- Original title
- Gads pirms kara
- Country
- Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic
- Written by
- Dāvis Sīmanis Jr., Uldis Tīrons, Tabita Rudzāte
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The Year Before the War runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Which OTT platform is The Year Before the War on?
The Year Before the War is streaming on Klassiki and IndiePix Unlimited in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Year Before the War?
If you liked The Year Before the War, try Hider in the House, Black Widow, The Experiment.
Who directed The Year Before the War?
The Year Before the War (2021) was directed by Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. and stars Petr Buchta, Inga Apine, Ģirts Ķesteris.