A Boy (1977) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1977 · 85 mins · Latvian

Directed by

Aivars Freimanis

Starring

Romualds Ancans, Juris Laviņš, Gunars Placens, Kaspars Puce, Pēteris Martinsons, Uldis Vazdiks

Set in late‑19th‑century Latvia, the story follows Jancis, a young farm‑hand who lives with his mother, grandfather and grandmother on a remote homestead. His world is bounded by the horizon, and daily life follows the seasonal cycle—winter, spring, summer, autumn—until St. George’s Day, when itinerant farmhands traditionally move on to the next farm.