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The Chronicles of Melanie (2016)

Directed by Viesturs Kairišs

Overview

The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia: Without warning, the authorities break into the house of Melanie and her husband Aleksandr 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 Aleksandr, full of hope for a free Latvia and a better tomorrow.

Length 124 minutes

Actors

Erwin Leder | Sabine Timoteo | Ģirts Krūmiņš | Maija Doveika | Astrīda Kairiša | Lilita Ozolina | Guna Zariņa | Viktor Nemets | Baiba Broka | Ivars Krasts | Edvīns Mekšs | Evija Rudzīte | Kirils Zaicevs | Evija Martinsone