A feature–length debut by writer–director Renārs Vimba is a delicate drama about the often anguished time of life handled with unique sensitivity. Although a debutant, Vimba already shows a mature visual style and a sense for discreet but effective pulsing emotions. Mellow Mud tells a story about Raja (17) and her brother Robis (12) who live with their grandmother Olga because their father died and mother has gone to look for work in England. The domineering Olga plans to sell the countryside property against the children’s will but the situation changes after her accidental death. Afraid of being sent to children’s home, Raja and Robis bury the granny in the apple orchard and decide to find their mother. This family story captures the much–topical issue of economic migrants and represents it from a rather unusual viewpoint, examining not the ones who have left but those who are left behind and want to associate their future with their homeland. The film premiered in the Berlinale’s teen–focused Generation 14–plus section.