| Ruch and Norie | |
| Director: | Ināra Kolmane |
| Producer: | Jānis Juhņēvičs Ināra Kolmane Marta Mannenbach |
| Starring: | Marija Steimane Norie Tsuruta |
| Music: | Mārtiņš Miļevskis Rihards Kolmanis Uģis Prauliņš |
| Cinematography: | Andrejs Verhoustinskis |
| Editing: | Līga Pipare |
| Runtime: | 66 minutes |
| Country: | Latvia |
| Language: | Latvian, Japanese |
Ruch and Norie (lv|Ručs un Norie) is a 2015 Latvian documentary film directed by Ināra Kolmane. The film premiered on 30 April 2015.[1] It received four Lielais Kristaps film awards, including Best Documentary, Best Director of a Documentary and Best Screenplay.[2] [3]
Norie Tsuruta, a Japanese anthropology student, travels to Latvia to write her Master's thesis about the Suiti community. There she meets one of the oldest Suiti women Marija Steimane nicknamed Ruch with whom Norie forms a very strong bond that does not fade even when Norie returns to Japan.
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lielais Kristaps | Best Documentary | |
| Best Screenplay (Ināra Kolmane) | |||
| Best Director of a Documentary (Ināra Kolmane) | |||
| Best Cinematography of a Documentary (Andrejs Verhoustinskis) | |||
| Best Editing (Ilvars Veģis, Jānis Juhņēvičs) | |||
| Best Sound Editing (Līga Pipare) |