The director who started the detective and thriller genre in Latvian cinema made his finest movies in the 1970s. In his work Brenčs accentuated the psychological motivation of the criminals and the causality of events. In a time when doubts were unacceptable, he allowed his characters to doubt, raising questions about personal choice and responsibility.

• Депрессия (1991)

  
• Ilgais ceļš kāpās (1980)

  
• Gorod pod lipami (Epizody geroicheskoy oborony) (1971)

  
• Тройная проверка (1969)