Rialtoview | January

1h 35m • Drama • 2022

In 1991 Latvia, a young filmmaker’s dreams are tested as Soviet power collapses, forcing a generation to choose between art, freedom, and survival.

Set amid Latvia’s struggle for independence in 1991, January follows Jazis, a young aspiring filmmaker, and Anna, his passionate muse, as they chase their artistic dreams under the shadow of Soviet oppression. When protests turn to violence, their love and idealism are shaken by the brutal realities of revolution. Atmospheric and deeply personal, the film captures the confusion, courage, and fragile hope of a generation standing at history’s edge.

_Rialto Recommends: _January. Evocative and hauntingly real, January plunges you into a world on the brink; where youth, love, and freedom collide in the fog of revolution. With its striking authenticity and emotional truth, it’s a poignant portrait of a nation and a generation learning what it means to wake up in history.