The Chronicles of Melanie

– The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia: Without warning, the authorities break into the house..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
Melānijas hronika
The Chronicles of Melanie (2016) - Also known as Melānijas hronika

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.

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The Chronicles of Melanie (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Nov 2016

Language:

Latvian, Russian, German

Director:

Viesturs Kairiss

Main Actors:

Sabine Timoteo, Edvins Mekss, Ivars Krasts, Guna Zarina

Plot:

In the early morning of June 14, 1941, under Stalin's orders, over 40 000 people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were arrested, shoved into cattle cars and dispatched to permanent exile in Siberia. Among them - journalist Melanie and her 8 year old son Andrejs, forcibly separated from husband and father Aleksandrs. In the Siberian village women, ignorant of the fate of their husbands, are settled in badly built barracks and forced to work like slaves. Melanie keeps herself alive for her son and husband to whom she writes hundreds of love letters that are never sent, since his address remains unknown. She keeps her personal integrity in the face of starvation, hard work or disease. After 16 years, Melanie is released and returns to Riga, only to find out that her husband Alexander died in the camps in 1942.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10