Ten-year-old Artūrs is a self-proclaimed "junior engineer" living in a remote, high-tech eco-lodge in the snowy forests of Sigulda, Latvia. When his family accidentally leaves him behind during a frantic rush to catch a flight to a tropical wedding, Artūrs isn’t scared—he’s thrilled. He finally has the peace to test his latest invention: a solar-powered snowball launcher.
The peace is short-lived. A pair of bumbling "tech-thieves," Sergejs and Viktors, have been scouting the lodge. They believe the house contains a prototype for a new renewable energy battery. They plan to break in during the height of a predicted "once-in-a-decade" blizzard, thinking the storm will mask their entry. Viens pats mДЃjДЃs 3
He syncs the house's smart-audio system to play thunderous folk music at 120 decibels whenever a motion sensor is tripped, disorienting the intruders. The peace is short-lived
As the blizzard howls, Sergejs and Viktors attempt their heist. They spend the night slipping on solar panels, getting pelted by high-velocity frozen Riga Black Balsam truffles (Artūrs ran out of snowballs), and being chased by a "ghost" created by the home’s holographic projector. They plan to break in during the height
A repurposed robotic vacuum cleaner is rigged with ultra-sticky local honey and feathers.
His snowball launcher, upgraded with "heat-seeking" (thermal camera) sensors, stationed on the roof.