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