Crossroad Street is a small street just 800 metres long on the outskirts of the Latvian capital, Riga. Its various inhabitants, each with his or her own destiny, daily life and relationships with the neighbours, form a microcosm of the country during the time of the Awakening. The genuine interest of the film's creators in the so-called average person earned a number of international awards, including a European Film Award for best documentary in 1989.
Joyful, humorous and slightly ironic look on the daily life in Soviet Latvia in 1987.
About how time is reflected in old newsreel footage and in the voice of its narrator, Boris Podnieks.
