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BASED ON A TRUE STORY, A YOUNG SOLDIER
EXPERIENCES THE HORRORS AND BRUTALITY OF WAR
IN LATVIA’S OFFICIAL OSCAR® ENTRY FOR
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
SYNOPSIS
Blizzard of Souls pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of Arturs (Oto Brantevics), an innocent sixteen-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Too young to fight but old enough to die, he enlists to serve on the Eastern Front with dreams of becoming a hero. Conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions, Arturs soon discovers the grim reality of trench warfare. Fighting alongside his father and brother, he experiences the loss of his home and loved ones while growing up surrounded by constant danger and death on the battlefield.
Adapted from the book by Aleksandrs Grins, which was banned in the USSR, the story was based on Grins’ own war experiences in a Latvian battalion, and the film is the biggest box office success in Latvia of the past 30 years.
BLIZZARD OF SOULS (2019)
Directed by: Dzintars Dreibergs
Written By: Boris Frumin
Cast: Oto Brantevics, Raimond Celms, Martins Vilsons, Jekabs Reinis, Gatis Gaga, Renars Zeltins, Vilis Daudzins, Greta Trusina, Ieva Florence, Rēzija Kalniņa
Produced by: Dzintars Dreibergs
Executive Produced by : Inga Pranevska
Cinematography: Valdis Celmins
Editing by: Gatis Belogrudovs
Music by: Lolita Ritmanis
Genre: World Cinema/Drama
RT: 123 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Language: Latvian with English Subtitles
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