Talkers
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The three speakers represent two of the dialects, with the most common one - the middle dialect spoken in Riga and central parts of Latvia - not featured in the film. In intimate surroundings, a farmer, a schoolteacher, and a herder of ostriches talk about perceived differences between Latvian speakers, and about language policy and their lives.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-11-08
Runtime: 26 mins
Director: Dainis Kļava
Writer: Guntis Bojārs
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Genres: Documentary
Original title: Talkers
Production Companies: VFS Films
Production Countries: Latvia
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