Synopsis
The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia. Without warning, the authorities break into the house of Melanie and her husband Alexander, and force them to leave everything behind. Together with more than 15 000 Latvians, Melanie and her son get deported to Siberia. In her fight against cold, famine and cruelty, she only gains new strength through the letters she writes to Alexander, full of hope for a free Latvia and a better tomorrow.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Viestur KairishDirector
- Viestur KairishWriter
- Arturs MaskatsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sabine TimoteoMelanie
- Ivars KrastsAleksandrs
- Guna ZariņaKatrina
- Maija DoveikaVilma
- Erwin LederJakob
- Baiba BrokaAnna
- Astrīda KairišaMelanie's mother
- Lilita OzoliņaDeported woman
- Viktor NemetsAmpalovs
- Edvīns MekšsAndrejs
- Evija RudzīteBiruta
- Kirils ZaicevsLieutenant
Stills
Themes
deportationsoviet unionsiberia