On aljazeera.com:
Inta Ruka is one of Europe's most noteworthy photographers. For 30 years she has taken hauntingly beautiful portraits of the faces of Latvia.
In this documentary, filmmaker Maud Nycander portrays her friend and colleague who, despite her renown, still works as a cleaner at the Swedish embassy in Riga.
The story of Inta Ruka also documents the radical transformation of Latvia over the past 20 years. We meet her mother and teenage son - two people not only from different generations, but from different worlds, from Siberian labour camps to designer clothes and computer games. And in between them stands Ruka herself - who does not want to let go of the security of her cleaner's job despite her brilliant career as a photographer.
The Photographer from Riga can be seen from be seen from Wednesday, July 3, at the following GMT: Wednesday: 2200; Thursday: 1200; Friday: 0100; Saturday: 0600; Sunday: 2000; Monday: 1200;Tuesday: 0100
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