The Chronicles of Melanie

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Chronicles of Melanie, based on Mel?nija Vanaga's memoirs, details the 1941 mass deportation of over 17,000 Latvians to Siberia under Stalin's rule. Melanie, suspected of collaborating with the enemy, is forcibly separated from her husband Aleksandrs and son Andrejs when Soviet troops invade their home. They endure a harrowing 3-week journey in cattle cars with minimal food and water, facing brutal conditions before being exiled to Siberia.

History  Biography  War  Foreign

Directed by

Viesturs Kairišs

Starring

Astrida Kairisha, Guna Zarina, Evija Martinsone, Girts Krumins, Lilita Ozolina, Kiril Zaitsev, Baiba Broka, Evija Rudzite, Erwin Leder, Viktor Nemets, Maija Doveika, Ivars Krasts, Edvins Mekss, Sabine Timoteo