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Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs (2019) 8

Latvia, Poland | 2019 | 70 min.

Jacob lives in the city and dreams of becoming an architect like his busy dad. He spends a lot of time drawing buildings and daydreaming while his father is at work. One day, his dad needs to go away on business for longer than usual and Jacob has to spend the a whole week with his bossy cousin Mimmi. As soon as Jacob arrives it turns out that the local park is about to be transformed into new skyscrapers by a greedy businessman. Jacob and Mimmi decide to stop the development. It turns out that they can only do it with the help of a pack of local dogs that can talk!

CountryLatvia, Poland
Year2019
Duration70 min
Rating8
LanguageLatvian
SubtitleEnglish, simul. translation cz
Directed by Edmunds Jansons
Screenplay Liga Gaisa
Music Krzysztof A. Janczak
Edited by Edmunds Jansons, Michal Poddebniak
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Biography

Latvian animation filmmaker, graphic designer and illustrator. He studied animation direction at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He directed the short film, Isle of Seals (2014), TV series Shammies (2010–2015) or feature film Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs (Jēkabs, Mimmi unrunājošie suņi, 2018).

Friendship, Animals, Growing Up, Adventure, Teamwork, Animation

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