1991 in Latvia. Nineteen-year-old Jazis and his friends Ana and Zepa are future filmmakers who dream of making films and are in a hurry to enjoy the freedom of youth. Unfortunately, the collapse of the region's political system destroys their plans, family ties, and friendship. Participating in peaceful resistance becomes a defining moment in their maturity.
"January" is an autobiographical look at the political turmoil of the early 1990s that changed the lives of people in the former Soviet Union.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"></font> Recommended for students from 5-12 grades.
Areas of education: history, ethics, psychology, civic education, general competences.
Topics for conversation after the movie: politics, political resistance, Soviet Union.