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The Chronicles of Melanie (2016)
Directed by Viesturs Kairišs
Drama, History · 2h 04m
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.
Cast
Sabine Timoteo
Ivars Krasts
Guna Zariņa
Maija Doveika
Erwin Leder
Baiba Broka
Astrīda Kairiša
Lilita Ozoliņa
Viktor Nemets
Edvīns Mekšs
Crew
- Director
- Viesturs Kairišs
- Writer
- Viesturs Kairišs
- Director of Photography
- Gints Bērziņš
- Original Music Composer
- Arturs Maskats
- Editor
- Jussi Rautaniemi
- Producer
- Inese Boka-Grūbe, Gints Grūbe
Details
- Original title
- Melānijas hronika
- Release date
- 2016-11-01
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- LV
- Spoken languages
- Russian, Latvian, German
- Countries
- Latvia, Finland, Czech Republic
- Production
- Inland Film Company, Mistrus Media, 8Heads Productions
- Budget
- $800,000