War through the eyes of innocence
FEATURE FILM - 104 min - War | Drama | History | Action
Synopsis
A sixteen-year-old Arturs enlists to fight in First World War with dreams of becoming a hero, but after surviving the brutalities of trench warfare and the loss of his family, he wonders if his efforts in battle were futile and if hope is only to be found in rebuilding a family and a home as Latvia itself is born from the atrocities of war.
Based on the 1934 novel Blizzard of Souls by Aleksandrs Grīns
Latvian entry for the Academy Awards
- nominated best music score
“Athmospheric cinemathography…A more realistic 1917”
“A Teenage Rifleman Comes of Age in Latvian Oscar Submission”
“Death and disillusionment in Latvia mark ‘Blizzard of Souls’”
Title information
Title: Blizzard of souls
Original title: Dvēseļu putenis
Director: Dzintars Dreibergs
Writers: Boris Frumin, Aleksandrs Grins (novel)
Production company: KULTFILMA
Genre: War | Drama | History | Action
Duration: 104 min (international version), 123 min (original version)
Language: Latvian
Subtitles: English, English dub available
Release Date: 2019
Tagline: War through the eyes of innocence
Cast: Oto Brantevics, Raimonds Celms, Martins Vilsons, Jekabs Reinis, Gatis Gaga, Renars Zeltins, Vilis Daudzins
Film website: www.blizzardofsouls.com
