Recording of director Marta Elīna Martinson’s feature film “Tizlene” has resumed

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The millennium celebrations are approaching – something special must finally happen. Inspired by movies and TV series, the girlfriends decide that the best way to achieve their goal of becoming popular is to come to the prom with the best guys in the class. Unfortunately, the absurd plans, which include changing the style of dress, participating in the afternoon and also various spells, do not bring the expected results. The main character of the film, Sarmīte, struggles with the beauty ideals imposed by society and her obsessed mother, writes a play and is fascinated by the history of Ancient Rome. Real events alternate with fantasy scenes, but unexpectedly the most important thing is at stake – the friendship of girls.

Dialogue from the film

Sarmite: What do ALL naughty movies have in common?

Catherine: Actors who are totally old? Well, spruce, around 30?

Sarmite: Also. But there all the little babes become popular, because they come to the graduation with the coolest guys in the class.

Catherine: In Latvia, no one comes to graduation with “guys”.

Sarmite: And? The movies are coming. We will start a new trend.

Holy: But in general – we are not lizards!

“Reading my old diaries, I came across a wonderful teenage melodramatic text, where I came to the conclusion that I was unlucky in life, because I was simply born a baby. I started to remember my teenage years and decided that I would like to make such a classic. “teen comedy” about that time. Plastic, glitter, the first adventures on the Internet and the brutality of teenagers. I also wanted to make my debut film about it, “reveals the film’s director and screenwriter Marta Elīna Martinsone.

The main role – Sarmīte – in the film is played by Asnāte Sofija Rožkalne, who has so far starred in mass screenings of several films and previously worked in the theater studio “Zīļuks”. Reading the filmmakers’ ad, she realized that she identified herself with one of the main characters: “I am grateful that everyone is so friendly and caring, I think all the right people have met at the right place and time to create something great together. “There are very different friendships that have developed during school and in the film. At the moment, I can’t remember the time when I myself should have faced ridicule or unpleasant behavior because of my appearance,” reveals Asnāte Sofija Rožkalne.

The roles of Sarmīte’s classmates in the film will be played by Katrīna Dambeniece (Katrīna), Ludmila Karpova (Sveta), Mārtiņš Aigars Ziedonis (Māris), Kristaps Tutāns (Kaspars), Mārtiņš Zeps (Gints), Gerda Embure (Ieva). The film will also feature such experienced actors as Guna Zariņa, Imants Strads, Daiga Kažociņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Marija Linarte, Mārtiņš Kalita, Inga Siliņa and others. We will also see some Latvian musicians in small roles, such as Jānis Krīvēns. In total, more than 80 actors are involved in the filming process. The filmmakers reveal that the biggest competition was for the role of Sarmīte’s cat Floks, which more than a hundred cats competed for in a fierce competition – Jums will also make his debut on the cinema screen. Filming in the coming weeks will take place in Jurmala city Lielupe primary school, Pinki stadium, Torņkalns cemetery, Old Riga, Mason’s sauna and elsewhere. Filming is scheduled to end on August 7, but another filming day is scheduled for this fall.

The short film “Viesturs Kairišs comes out of the forest” (2018), created by the film’s director and screenwriter Marta Elīna Martinsone, won the “Big Kristaps” award in the “Best Student Film” category, but in 2019 she and Alisa Zariņš received the “Big Kristaps” award for best script for the feature film “Next” (2019). The film is produced by the studio “Ego Media”, the film is produced by Guntis Trekteris, cinematographer-director Aigars Sērmukšs (LGC), artist Aivars Žukovskis, make-up artist Tamara Koubova, costume designer Jūlija Volkinšteine ​​and actor selection director Gunita Groša. The film has received funding from the National Film Center. The film is being made in collaboration with TET, a distributor of ACME Film.