The Chronicles of Melanie 2016

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Drama History

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.

Homepage http://www.melanijashronika.lv/
Release Date 2016-11-01
Runtime 2h 4m
Directors Viesturs Kairišs, Gints Bērziņš, Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis, Robert Slezák
Producers Inese Boka-Grūbe, Julietta Sichel, Klaus Heydemann, Gints Grūbe
Writer Viesturs Kairišs