STARRING Kaori Momoi, Andrius Mamontovas, Lau Dan, Monie Tung, Dexter Fletcher,  Kristine Nevarauska

DIRECTOR Maris Martinsons / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Gints Berzins / COMPOSER Andrius Mamontovas / PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ho Chi Hang / PRODUCER Linda Krukle, Maris Martinsons, Chu Chen On

GENRE Drama / Comedy / Romance

LENGHT / DELIVERY / LANGUAGE 92 minutes / March, 2010 / English, Cantonese, Japanese

CO-PRODUCTION Krukfilms (Latvia) / October Pictures (Hong Kong)

Amaya - feature film

A day of changes comes when hard working Japanese woman Amaya in Hong Kong meets a foreigner - charming man, Paul. Their meeting dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity. Their life changes forever.

Amaya (Kaori Momoi) in her late forties has nothing apart from her job as masseur and marriage counting 25years with Chinese husband Renshu, laundry worker. Their life goes peacefully and each day is the same - dull. A day of changes comes when Amaya is invited by Tao, her boss and brother of her husband, to train massage techniques a small group of local people. Suddenly a foreigner, Paul (Andrius Mamontovas), joins the course. Paul is in a charming man in his early forties. He leaves an impression of lighthearted superficial adventurer to whom this trip is yet another occasion to spread his charms towards local women and to leave some broken hearts. In Hong Kong Paul meets his ex-fiancé Lori (Kristine Nevarauska) and experiences dramatic return in times when they used to be together, revealing old and painful wounds.

A relation that appears between Amaya and Paul is special. Their meeting dramatically changes Amaya’s perception of her cultural and personal identity. Paul and Amaya find a common language through the touch of fingertips. Amaya’s life changes forever and so does Paul’s.