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The Pagan King
Directed by	Aigars Grauba [ lv] [1]
Written by	Aigars Grauba Max Kinnings [2]
Produced by	Andrejs Ēķis [1]
Starring	Edvin Endre James Bloor Aistė Diržiūtė Ivo Martinsons Gints Andžāns Lauris Dzelzītis Dainis Grūbe Andris Keišs Artūrs Skrastiņš Egons Dombrovskis Elīna Vāne
Cinematography	Valdis Celmiņš [3]
Edited by	Liga Pipare
Music by	Rihards Zaļupe
Production company	Platforma Film
Distributed by	Latvian Theatrical Distribution (Latvia) Ascot Elite Entertainment Group [4]
Release date	17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) [5] [6]
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United Kingdom / Latvia
Language	English
Budget	€3 million [4]

The Pagan King ( Latvian: Nameja gredzens – ' Namejs Ring', initially The King's Ring) is a historical fiction action film directed by Aigars Grauba [ lv] and co-written by Max Kinnings and Grauba. The film stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Aistė Diržiūtė and others. ^[3]

Plot

The legend of the Namejs Ring is a story that takes place in the 13th century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis). The film follows Namejs as he attempts to deal with and repel Christian influence in Semigallia.

Cast

Production

On 23 March 2014 Grauba and Ēķis presented the idea of a historical fiction movie about freedom fights of Semigallia in 13th century and its leader Namejs. ^[7] The principal photography of the film began in December 2014 in Cinevilla backlot.

Release

The film's premier took place on 17 January 2018. ^{[5] [6]}

References

External links

• The Pagan King at IMDb