The Swamp Wader

In this film set in Latvia in the late 19th century Edgars the coachman of Alaine Manor loves Kristine the washerwomans daughter although he is too hotheaded for Kristines mother to consider him a good suitor for his daughter The servant Viskrelis and stable boy Sutka try to tempt Edgars to a life of drinking and a relationship with the barmaid Matilde Meanwhile Kristine is courted by the rich land owner Akmentins