2016
6.2 (8 votes)
2h 4m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
History
Production Companies
Inland Film Company
Mistrus Media
8Heads Productions
Mistrus Media
8Heads Productions
The Chronicles of Melanie (Melānijas hronika)
Overview
The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia: Without warning, the authorities break into the house of Melanie and her husband Aleksandr 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 Aleksandr, full of hope for a free Latvia and a better tomorrow.
Key Crew
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
Writer: Viesturs Kairišs
Director of Photography: Gints Bērziņš
Producer: Inese Boka-Grūbe, Gints Grūbe
Top 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
Videos
Official Trailer: The Chronicles of Melanie
