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Oleg

2019, Movie, 1h 48min

Oleg, a young Latvian butcher, arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory. His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague. Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the yoke of Andrzej, a Polish criminal.

Country: Belgium,France,Latvia,Lithuania

Director:

Juris Kursietis

Cast:

Dawid Ogrodnik,

Guna Zariņa,

Valentin Novopolskij,

Adam Szyszkowski

Reviews

Critic Simran Hans

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The film refuses to get bogged down in the bleakness of Oleg’s predicament, with Kursietis’s irrepressibly lively handheld camera emphasising his protagonist’s sense of perpetual forward motion.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

rated

...there is an abrasive energy to it.

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In the movie "Oleg," a young butcher from Latvia arrives in Brussels seeking a better life, but his dreams are shattered when he's betrayed by a colleague and loses his job. Alone and vulnerable in a foreign land, he falls under the control of a ruthless Polish criminal. As he struggles to break free from the mafia's grip, Oleg must confront the harsh realities of his situation and find a way to escape and start anew. Based on real events, this powerful drama explores the complexities of immigration, identity, and the human spirit.

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