Zanda has two children fathered by her own brother, who is in prison during much of the filming.
It is often cited as a prime example of "uncomfortable" cinema, using a fly-on-the-wall approach to capture shocking intimacy. Gimenes lietas
The film portrays a bleak, "wilder-than-fiction" environment populated by heavy drinkers and social outcasts. Zanda has two children fathered by her own
⚠️ The title "Gimenes lietas" also translates to "Family Matters" or "Family Affairs" in Latvian and is occasionally associated with the former Latvian Ministry for Children and Family Affairs ( Bērnu un ģimenes lietu ministrija ). Gimenes lietas
The narrative tracks her year-long battle to keep her children out of state custody while living in squalid conditions.