Jānis Cimmermanis

After returning to his homeland, Baltaine's bacon pie Henry The Great reveals that his homeland has been taken over by Oriental pies under the terrible leadership of Tsar Aivens, and there is nothing left but to start a heroic fight for the liberation of the homeland.

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An elderly man has arrived in Greece, Halkidiki. While fishing on his boat, he pulls out an old amphora, but its bottom breaks off and falls back into the sea. The old man calls the “Rescue team” for a help. Three “Rescue team” men arrive with their ship and put on scuba diver equipment, then go deep into the sea to find the lost property...

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Program of 5 short films. Poteriks (Pote), Silinks (Sily) and Bembelates (Bemby), the three friends of the emergency brigade are always at the service of the population. Whatever your problem, they've got a solution... often unexpected. For better, and especially for worse, their services are now deployed all over Europe!

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The men of The Rescue Team are finally on holidays and are traveling on their yellow boat through the English Channel. The satellite phone is ringing; London's famous Big Ben has broken down, so The Rescue Team rush to fix it. Morning comes and Big Ben is working again! However, when its time to ring comes around, the solution found by The Rescue Team is a great surprise to the Queen of England...

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Electricity goes off at the Eiffel tower security guard’s office. The guard tries to repair it, but he doesn't succeed, so he calls for “The Rescue Team”. The team arrives in their yellow plane and start the rescue operation by fixing cables. Initially, it works out well, but then the light suddenly goes off in all city of Paris, and the portrait of Mona Lisa disappears from the darkened Louvre Museum. However, things will work out fine in the end!

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A mysterious memory game about the Master – Arnolds Burovs (1915-2006), the founder of puppet animation in Latvia – retelling his life’s story through archival footage, film imagery and newly-created animation, which transports the Master to the dreamland of Bimini.

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With the seasons, the adventures of the Mischievous, inspired by the comics of the famous German cartoonist, Wilhelm Busch.

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A group of Japanese tourists arrives to the Italian city of Pisa to see the famous crooked tower. There they are joined by a pensionerr from Latvia. While viewing the tower it suddenly begins to crook and frightened tourists rush to hold it. Their efforts are reported on TV globally, which is seen by "The Rescue Team" and so the men rush to save the tower and also the Latvian pensioneer…

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The elderly nursing home residents for years feel worthless and troublesome. But then a crazy idea strikes them - to waive their pensions and enroll in the army as volunteers thus saving the country from financial crisis and spending excitingly the last years of their lives. The oldies are wise enough at organizing this event and now real adventures begin.

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An exceptional museum in Sweden houses the Vasa sailboat – a ship that has been lifted out from the bottom of the sea where it ended up after an unfortunate maiden voyage. One day, the museum staff notice a rat in the boat’s hull and begin setting traps to catch the rodent before it damages this brilliant museum piece; however, as it turns out, the rat is not alone. In fact, there are surprisingly many of them. The staffs’ attempts to get rid of the rodents prove futile. And, because of its gentle Swedish upbringing, even the cat they bring in doesn’t help. They need to call in the experts – the Rescue Team!

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A bull fight takes place in the main arena in Madrid, the capital of Spain. This time, however, the toreador is not as successful as usual and must run away to save his life. Finding a safe place from the angry beast, the toreador uses his mobile phone to call for help. The Rescue Team receives his distress call. It is the very first call from Europe. Using their new, yellow airplane, three brave men depart immediately for a rescue mission...

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A dark caravan arrives in the city during the night. The next morning children find a big box left on the street. Strange sounds come from this box. The famous Rescue Team men have been called in to help...

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No one knows how it happened, but not long ago a Latvian bear arrived on the Estonian island of Ruhnu. The islanders were really afraid. At first they tried to catch the bear, but were only able to find his footprints. Later they invited a professional hunter from Finland with a special bear dog. Still no success...

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A testament to the power of film – a witty summary of the entire history of Latvia from ancient to modern times in eight minutes.

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The old forest-guard lives in a house in the middle of the woods surrounded by his friends, the animals. One day he hears that the hunters are planning a hunt. The situation seems hopeless, but there is someone who can help – the Rescue Team.

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Peter often unwittingly triggers a whole series of ridiculous and tragicomic actions.

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A classic story known all over the world that has captured and thrilled generations of children and adults now in puppet animation format. With all of the sense of childish enthusiasm intact, this romantic story disguised as humour and farce will once again delight.

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A cinematographic animation film directed by Jānis Cimmermanis. The screenplay is based on a work by Fricis Dziesma published in 1948, on the tradition of grain threshing in the Kurzeme region. Alongside the human lives, there are also the joys and woes of the little animals, and the lively whirl of intertwining events carries the viewer into the distant past, perhaps recognizing the fond memories shared by their parents or grandparents.

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On the eve of their 20th wedding anniversary, a wife finds out her husband has a lover who wants to buy him from her. The wife agrees.

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Mischievous animals - such as the Tiger Calamazoo and his bird friend Councel - and goofball humans with big faces, cobbled together from cardboard and bits of string, face new, insurmountable problems and perilous situations throughout 7 short adventures: The Movie Studio, The Baby Bird, Holes in the House, Bonjour les sauvages, Early Morning, The Thief, Upside Down.

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The famous three men of the "Emergency Brigade" go to the rescue of a situation in Parliament.

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Three hapless “rescuers” respond to surreal or everyday problems.

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Three children play football near the fence of the national army barracks. A bad thing happens - the ball flies over the fence. To retrieve the ball, the children seek help from the men of the "Emergency Brigade". Soon their car is there. The children explain what happened. The guard thinks that the flagged "Emergency Brigade" car belongs to a diplomatic mission, but as Bembelat is about to enter through the barracks gate, the guard is startled and sounds the alarm. The underground passage is ready and the men of the "Emergency Brigade" disappear into it one by one. Things get crazy in the barracks training area...

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This time, the Emergency Brigade's rescue operation takes place in a local hospital, where one of the brigade's dashing boys, Bembelāts, is unexpectedly admitted. His diagnosis is seemingly simple - a cold, or more precisely, a severe runny nose - but he has to experience first-hand the latest medical advances. This continues until... he is rescued from the over-care of the medical profession by his colleagues to discover the old truth: treat or no treat, a runny nose will eventually go away anyway...

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A bearded man decides to take the serious step of removing his beard. But the manly wonder, carefully cultivated over the years, turns out to be so wildly thick that ordinary barber's tools cannot shorten it, let alone remove it altogether.The bewildered man calls the Emergency Brigade, and the three dashing lads do their best to fulfil the bearded man's dream of becoming beardless by any means imaginable. In the end, the desired effect is achieved - the man's face shines like a crescent moon... The only "but" is that his new look doesn't suit him at all. To save the day, the guys of the Emergency Brigade find a clever solution...

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A father goes to work in the morning, leaving his young son at home. The boy decides to take care of the birds he sees in the backyard, which he thinks have no real home. He builds a birdhouse and eventually the birds flock to his caring owner's backyard garden. When the parents return home in the evening, they find that the previously quiet and peaceful mansion is surrounded not only by birds but by a veritable garden of beasts...

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A pensioner decided to treat his 100th birthday guests to a unique cake in the shape of the Tower of Pisa. But, alas, no one will bake such a cake! As always, the men of the Emergency Brigade save the day...

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Parents' only baby refuses to eat... The parents' desperation leads them to the resourceful men of the Emergency Brigade.

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Autumn has arrived and this time the naughtiness of little Peter saves his friend, the pink ruxie, from his harsh fate. They both end up in school, and then it begins.

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Three hapless “rescuers” respond to surreal or everyday problems.

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Christmas is also coming to the Emergency Brigade House. Silink, Potterick and Bembelat's preparations for a nice evening are interrupted by another call. But you can't refuse a desperate mother whose children are waiting for Father Christmas.

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A serious businessman buys a new car and discovers a major flaw in his shiny new pet - it won't start. With the help of the men of the Emergency Brigade, his car becomes the original eco-friendly means of transport.

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Three men from the Emergency Brigade help a popular artist get out of the mess he has gotten himself into while working on a new painting. The source of all the trouble is glue. The glue is so sticky that everything sticks to it, including the artist himself. The result is a new, fantastic work of art.

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The men of the Emergency Brigade attend a piano concert by a famous pianist, but unfortunately they have to get down to work here too. As a result, the concert is cancelled and the audience is treated to the sound of a harp being bent.

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Munks and Lemijs are thinking about how best to cut and divide the pineapple, but then a monkey appears who also really likes pineapples.

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Peter often unwittingly triggers a whole series of ridiculous and tragicomic actions. He finds a way to catch a bunch of burglars...

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A cinematographic animation film directed by Jānis Cimmermanis. The screenplay is based on a work by Fricis Dziesma published in 1948, on the tradition of grain threshing in the Kurzeme region. Alongside the human lives, there are also the joys and woes of the little animals, and the lively whirl of intertwining events carries the viewer into the distant past, perhaps recognizing the fond memories shared by their parents or grandparents.

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The first part of the puppet series "Rezgalības" about the adventures of a boy named Pēteris. The first part tells about events taking place during winter — trapping a cat and a mouse in a boot, playing in the snow.

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