The Pagan King

The Pagan King (Latvian: Nameja gredzens – 'Namejs Ring', initially The King's Ring) is a historical fiction action film film directed by Aigars Grauba and co-written by Max Kinnings and Grauba. The film stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Aistė Diržiūtė and others.[3]

The Pagan King
Directed byAigars Grauba[1]
Produced byAndrejs Ēķis[1]
Written byAigars Grauba
Max Kinnings [2]
StarringEdvin Endre
James Bloor
Aistė Diržiūtė
Ivo Martinsons
Gints Andžāns
Lauris Dzelzītis
Dainis Grūbe
Andris Keišs
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Egons Dombrovskis
Elīna Vāne
Music byRihards Zaļupe
CinematographyValdis Celmiņš[3]
Edited byLiga Pipare
Production
companies
Platforma Film
Distributed byLatvian Theatrical Distribution (in Latvia), Ascot Elite Entertainment Group[4]
Release date
  • 17 January 2018 (2018-01-17)
[5][6]
CountryUnited Kingdom / Latvia
LanguageEnglish
Budget3€ million[4]

Plot

The legend of the Namejs Ring is a story that takes place in the 13th Century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of his regent Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis). Someone else though had fought and won the king's ring and the right to govern this rich and important place.[1]

Cast
  • Edvin Endre as Namejs
  • James Bloor as Max von Buxhoeveden
  • Aistė Diržiūtė as Lauga
  • Ivo Martinsons as Valdis
  • Andris Keišs as Ulup
  • Artūrs Skrastiņš as Pope
  • Dainis Grūbe as Pihto, prince of Saaremaa
  • Egons Dombrovskis as Viesturs
  • Elīna Vāne as Queen Rama
  • Gints Andžāns as Saken
  • Lauris Dzelzītis as Lemme
  • Jānis Āmanis as Fulke
  • Kaspars Kārkliņš as Arko
  • Toms Auniņš as Daugulis
  • Kaspars Zāle as Birre
  • Anete Berķe as Gilla
  • Maija Arvena Ozoliņa as Sigi

Production

On 23 March 2014 Grauba and Ēķis presented the idea of a historical fiction movie about freedom fights of Semigallia in 13th century and its leader Namejs.[7] The principal photography of the film began on December 2014 in Cinevilla backlot.

Release

On 7 November 2017 the first trailer of the upcoming movie was released.[8] The film's premier took place on 17 January 2018.[5][6]

References
  1. "Ekskluzīvi: Topošās latviešu filmas "Nameja gredzens" aizkulises" (in Latvian). tvnet.lv. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "Sākas filmas "Nameja gredzens" uzņemšana ar Edvīnu Endri galvenajā lomā" (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "The Pagan King". National Film Centre of Latvia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. Zane Peneze (December 8, 2017). "PRODUCTION: Aigars Grauba in Postproduction with 3m EUR Latvian Historical Drama The Pagan King". Film New Europe Association.
  5. "Historical action film The King's Ring to premiere on January 17". The Baltic Course. December 22, 2017.
  6. "The King's Ring premieres in Latvia". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. January 18, 2018.
  7. "Sākusies režisora Graubas filmas "Nameja gredzens" filmēšana". Kino.
  8. LabsKino (7 November 2017). "NAMEJA GREDZENS Treileris (angļu val. ar LAT sub)" – via YouTube.


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