Mystery Adventure Film “Mission: Find the Parents”

On Friday, 7 November, the children’s and family mystery adventure film “Mission: Find the Parents” invites you to a special screening in Sigulda at 12:00 at Kino Lora.

“Mission: Find the Parents” is a colourful mystery adventure that weaves together live action and animation in an engaging, heartfelt story about family, friendship and acceptance. At its centre are ten-year-old Alisa and her older brother Milan. When their parents suddenly disappear, a group of local boy detectives comes to their aid. The clues lead to a city, where the children uncover a crime they could never have imagined.

Watch the trailer for “Mission: Find the Parents”: https://youtu.be/5Ro7674WqQI

The film is available to Latvian audiences in a Latvian-dubbed version. To make the adventure accessible to as wide an audience as possible, the film also has audio description for blind and visually impaired viewers, as well as adapted subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

The film has already achieved considerable international success. More than 80,000 people have seen it in cinemas in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, making it one of the most successful Croatian children’s films of recent years. The film has also received seven awards at international festivals, including the Children’s Jury Award and Audience Award at the German festival Junges Filmfestival Köln / Cinepänz.

Find and choose upcoming screenings at www.misijavecaki.lv. The film is also included in the cultural education programme “Latvijas skolas soma”. From 29 October, educational materials tailored to different school year groups will be available on the film’s website to help teachers discuss the themes explored in the film with students after the screening. Schools can book screenings at cinema venues, through “Kinopunkts” and through the project “Kino visiem un visur Latvijā”.

“Mission: Find the Parents” is a co-production of five countries and also a Latvian film, made with the participation of a large team of Latvian film professionals. The film’s Latvian co-producers are Antra Gaile and Līga Gaisa of the studio Air Productions. The original music was composed by Latvian composer Līva Blūma, making her film debut. The music was recorded at Latvijas Radio Studio 1, performed by professional musicians and conducted by Kaspars Ādamsons. Varis Kurmiņš was the recording sound engineer, and Armands Leitis created the film’s graphic design.

In Latvia, the film is available in a Latvian-dubbed version. The Latvian voice cast includes Amēlija Barone, Bruno Roze, Imants Sproģis, Valfrīds Vanags, Gita Rolmane, Artis Robežnieks, Juris Lisners, Dace Vītola, Aija Dzērve, Artis Drozdovs, Ralfs Harjo and others. To make the adventure accessible to as wide an audience as possible, the film also has audio description for blind and visually impaired viewers, as well as adapted subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

The film is directed by Marina Andre Škopa from Croatia and Vanda Raimanova from Slovakia. The leading roles are played by young actors Marta Mihanoviča, Makss Kleončičs, Marks Spiridonovičs, Martins Pišlars and Andrija Lamots. Other roles are played by Ajda Smrekara, Matejs Pucs, Judita Frankoviča Brdara, Borko Peričs, Snježana Sinovčiča Šiškova, Dražens Čučeks, Slavko Sobins, Željko Duvnjaks, Čongors Kašai and Gabriela Dzurīkova.

“Mission: Find the Parents” (international title: Extraordinary; original title: Glavonja) was made by PomPom Film (Croatia) and objectif (Slovakia), in collaboration with Senca Studio (Slovenia), Air Productions (Latvia) and This and That Productions (Serbia). The producers are Marina Andre Škopa, Tibors Kesers and Vanda Raimanova. The co-producers are Ida Veisa, Antra Gaile, Līga Gaisa and Snežana van Houvelingena. The film was made with support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the National Film Centre, the Slovenian Film Centre, Croatian Radio and Television, the Creative Europe MEDIA programme, Viba Film Studio and other partners.