Rocks in My Pockets (2014)

Signe Baumane and five women in her family battle with depression and madness.

Director:

Signe Baumane

Writer:

Signe Baumane

Star:

Signe Baumane

7 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Signe Baumane	...	Self / narrator (voice)

Storyline

Latvia, the late 1920s. Anna, a young woman, pretty and educated, falls in love with an adventurous entrepreneur, 30 years her senior. But with marriage comes great jealousy, and the entrepreneur hides Anna away in the forest, far from other men, where she bears him eight children. The Great Depression hits them hard. Then Latvia is overrun with invasions by the Soviets, then the Nazis, then the Soviets once again. Anna is a pillar of strength, defying the hardships, raising her young, teaching them survival secrets of the forest. But something inside her is terribly wrong. Years later, Signe, a young artist, asks her father, "how did my grandmother die?" Her father is evasive. His seven siblings are evasive, as well. Signe strongly suspects that Anna committed suicide. Clues of mental illness had always leaked through the family stories. Signe suffers from depression herself. Her suicidal fantasies get her locked away for four months in a Soviet mental institute. Three of her cousins...

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Plot Keywords:

depression | f rated | in medias res | feature film directorial debut | stop motion animation | 

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Taglines:

A crazy quest for sanity.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Latvia to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.

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Quotes

Signe Baumane: I was reading the complete works of Victor Hugo for the second time when my mother opened the door: Don't be rude! Come and greet your visiting relatives. But mom, I am at the most interesting place! Put the book down, the relatives won't be here forever, the book will wait. With a sigh I put the book down and grumpily went to see the relatives. For some reason I saw talking to people as a waste of time, they never seemed to offer the wrapture that a good book did. Nor did they possess an ...

User Reviews

Inspring film - Palm Springs International Film Festival

This afternoon at the Palm Springs International Film Festival I saw this wonderful film. Signe Baumane is a gifted animator and storyteller, integrating her family's story with events in Latvian history. Every family has skeletons in the closet, and Signe's is no exception. The difference is that she tells us the story of mental illness in her family as if she is talking to a close and trusted friend. Her approach uses humor and a realistic approach which draws us in and helps us to gain a better understanding of the challenges she and others in her family have faced. This is a brave and touching story, and an important story to share with others. Signe - congratulations on an outstanding film!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Latvia

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 2014 (Latvia)

Also Known As:

Akmeņi manās kabatās

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,674, 7 September 2014

Gross USA:

$34,236

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,236

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rocks In My Pockets, Studio Locomotive

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color