The Chronicles of Melanie

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

Crew

Viesturs Kairišs

Director

Jussi Rautaniemi

Editor

Viesturs Kairišs

Writer

Gints Bērziņš

Director of Photography

Gints Grūbe

Producer

Julietta Sichel

Co-Producer

Ieva Jurjāne

Art Direction

Klaus Heydemann

Co-Producer

Inese Boka-Grūbe

Producer

Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis

Music

Clips & Videos

Official Trailer: The Chronicles of Melanie