Māra (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Māra is a documentary film directed by Krista Burāne, running about 79 minutes.

What it’s about. This creative documentary tells the story of women in art – what she has to sacrifice in her personal life and what choices have to be made in order to gain success in her career. The film explores life of artist, by following theatre director’s Mara Kimele's fighting relationships with her despotic grandmother Anna Lacis (widely known as Asya, whose life is closely tied to the names of Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brech), cynical son Peteris (who is played by an actor) and work while she stages F. Dostoevsky's “Crime and Punishment”. Every character of film is an act. But does that make them any less real? And what is real in the world of art? Apart from its human character's, the film also has an animated one – the horse, who came into life through the first letter Mara wrote to her grand mother and has been following her ever since.

Who’s in it. Māra stars Māra Ķimele as "Māra Ķimele", Toms Auniņš as Pēteris Ķimelis, Andris Keišs and Guna Zariņa, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Māra page.

If you liked it. Fans of Māra tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.