The Olympic Man (Lohengrin from Varka Crew)
Director Viesturs Kairiss
Countries Latvia
Duration 80 min
Synopsis
A creative a portrait of Latvian luger and Olympic medal winner, Martins Rubenis, who won Latvia’s first Winter Olympic medal in Turin in 2006. Apart from his success in sports, in the circles of contemporary alternative culture he is known as DJ Betons from the association Varka Kru (Varka – from Russian boiling, Kru – from English crew). Like the medieval knight Lohengrin, Martins Rubenis arrives in his luge to fight a battle - with an adversary, with himself, with time and the world.
A creative a portrait of Latvian luger and Olympic medal winner, Martins Rubenis, who won Latvia’s first Winter Olympic medal in Turin in 2006. Apart from his success in sports, in the circles of contemporary alternative culture he is known as DJ Betons from the association Varka Kru (Varka – from Russian boiling, Kru – from English crew). Like the medieval knight Lohengrin, Martins Rubenis arrives in his luge to fight a battle - with an adversary, with himself, with time and the world.