Serial Bridges Baltics

Shadows of The Swamp

Country
Latvia
Language
Latvian
Genre
Horror, Crime series, Mystery
Project Status
Pre-production
Logline

In a mist-shrouded Baltic village where people vanish into a swamp, a detective and a psychic uncover buried WWII atrocities and dark village secrets, as an ancient force continues to claim the living.

Synopsis

In a misty Latvian village, people vanish into the swamp—fishermen, hikers, even a millionaire. A detective and a psychic uncover a WWII Nazi atrocity, where meth-fueled soldiers massacred locals. Villagers hide dark secrets, and something ancient and unseen still pulls the living into the bog.

More info about the project
Main country of production

Latvia

Subjects:

environment, mysticism, nature, war

Original title
Purva ēnas
Budget
1050000 €
Financed
763000 €
Looking for
co-producers, distributors, sales agent
Number of episodes
6
Duration
52
Director
Lauris Ābele
Screenwriter
Zanda Zeidaka
Producer
Sebastian Weyland
Director&Producer&Screenwriter
Raitis Abele
Production
Tritone Studio
Co-production
Heimathafen Film & Media GmbH
Contact name
Raitis Abele
Contact email
raitis.abele@gmail.com
Raitis Abele
Director&Producer&Screenwriter
Raitis Abele

Lauris Abele and Raitis Abele are brothers and Latvian filmmakers, born and still residing in Riga. Raitis Abele is a clinical psychologist and studied film art at New York Film Academy. Mostly they work together with their third brother Marcis Abele (D.O.P.) as a trio.

Lauris Ābele
Director
Lauris Ābele

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Production
Tritone Studio

Tritone Studio (since 2009) is an artsy film production and film-service studio based in Riga. Started out as an animation and post-production studio, but soon creative minds started to develop and produce their own content and visions.