The Chronicles of Melanie (2016)

5.8/10 124 min Drama History

Overview

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

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Kārlis

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