The Chronicles of Melanie (2016)
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.
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
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Sabine Timoteo as Melanie |
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Ivars Krasts as Aleksandrs |
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Guna Zariņa as Katrina |
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Maija Doveika as Vilma |
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Erwin Leder as Jakob |
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Baiba Broka as Anna |
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Astrīda Kairiša as Melanie's mother |
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Lilita Ozoliņa as deported woman |
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Viktor Nemets as Ampalovs |
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Edvīns Mekšs as Andrejs |
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Evija Rudzīte as Biruta |
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Kirils Zaicevs as Valsts iekšlietu tautas komisariāta karaspēka leitnants |
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Ģirts Krūmiņš as Kārlis |
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Evija Martinsone as Evija Martinsone |
| Directing | Viesturs Kairišs | Director |
| Editing | Jussi Rautaniemi | Editor |
| Writing | Viesturs Kairišs | Writer |
| Camera | Gints Bērziņš | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ieva Jurjāne | Art Direction |
| Production | Inese Boka-Grūbe | Producer |
| Production | Gints Grūbe | Producer |
| Production | Julietta Sichel | Co-Producer |
| Production | Klaus Heydemann | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis | Music |
| Sound | Kārlis Auzāns | Music |
| Sound | Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis | Sound Director |
| Sound | Robert Slezák | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ieva Jurjāne | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Vaalasranta | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maija Gundare | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Arturs Maskats | Original Music Composer |