Emily. Queen of the Press

A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.

• Kristīne ŽelveDirector
• Andis MizišsDirector
• Baņuta RubessWriter
• Aiva BirbeleWriter
• Ivo BriedisWriter
• Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.Director
• Tabita RudzāteWriter

• Guna ZariņaEmīlija Benjamiņa
• Juris BartkevičsAntons Benjamiņš
• Raimonds CelmsJānis Benjamiņš
• Baiba BrokaBerta Āboliņa
• Lauris DzelzītisJānis Kārkliņš
• Uldis AnžeKārlis Skalbe
• Dainis GaidelisErnests Brusubārda
• Gatis MaliksPēteris Blaus
• Edgars OzoliņšJūlijs Lācis
• Jēkabs ReinisVilis Lācis
• Enzo Leonardo BorneoJuris Georgs Benjamiņš
• Ligita DēvicaEde Simsone