In two monumental symbols of the national awareness sculptor Kārlis Zāle has immortalized his vision about the state of Latvia. Freedom Monument is the statement of the sculptor’s love for his native country. Kārlis Zāle with his characteristic monumental touch sees life in large and powerful lines; the same way he perceives also sculpture that requires much vital force and daring. The full-length documentary “The Wounded Rider” is based on facts from the life of the sculptor Kārlis Zāle and documents on the construction of the Freedom Monument, providing insight in the political and social scene of the age and presenting outstanding figures in the culture and art together with the ideals of that time.
Ilona Brūvere
Director, Writer
Imants Strads
Dārta Daneviča
Lauris Subatnieks
Ģirts Liuziniks
Ieva Aleksandrova
Dainis Gaidelis
Directed by John Ford70%
180° South72%
The Class of ‘9271%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Sidney70%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Finders Keepers65%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Western Stars70%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Bruce Lee, the Legend79%
McQueen74%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Public Speaking70%
Night Will Fall76%
