Ilze Vitolina

The relationships between two people are never easy. Especially when complicated by their professions. We are used to think that profession or occupation puts a stamp or a mask on peoples' personality. He is a pastor, she is a prostitute. Everything's clear. But underneath he is a man, she is a woman. Simple and difficult in the same time. Short film "Scortum" tells the story of the mazy relationships between sin and happiness which can never be solved.

When the daughter of the Sun and the Moon is stolen, desperate parents call people to get their baby back. Helpers are given only three days: if at that time, the Sun's daughter will not be found, she will lose her strength and become an ordinary girl. A journey of danger and adventure, which teaches everyone not only to be brave and resourceful, but also helpful. The Latvian animated film is based on folklore motifs.

Influenced by the mood of the winter solstice, a story is raised about the approach of lonely creatures in the bustle of the holiday, in the mysterious light of the campfire flame and the Moon. Snow is falling, everyone is dancing, and everyone is finding a mate. But there is Christmas!

The motives of Latvian folk songs are based on a romantic message about human life. A bird, a human child, a fish and clouds – these are the images of the film, which are created and illuminated by the eternal sun. There is also the fiery Fox and The Wolf encountered in winter, also the little flying animal from the depths of the past. All of them live, rush, strive and yearn for the endless variations of being. One circle of The Sun, one life, moment and eternity here and there, in the mystical world "beyond nine lakes".