Blizzard of Souls

Movie

2019

2h 4m

Not Rated

Latvian

War, Drama, History

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7.1

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Blizzard of Souls

Not Rated

Movie

2019

2h 4m

Latvian

War, Drama, History

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The love story of sixteen-year-old Arturs is interrupted by the First World War. After losing his mother and his home, he finds some consolation in joining the army, because this is the first time national battalions are allowed in the Russian Empire. But war is nothing like Arturs imagined – no glory, no fairness. It is brutal and painful. Arturs is now completely alone as war takes the lives of his father and brother. Also, no progress is made in the promised quick resolution of the war and timely return home. Within the notion that only he alone cares about returning home and that his homeland is just a playground for other nations, Arturs finds strength for the final battle and eventually returns home to start everything from scratch, just like his newly born country.

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Cast

Arturs Vanags

Col. Sala

Konrads

Vanags

Mother

Edgars Vanags

Mikelsons

Mirdza

Spilva

Marta

Directed By: Dzintars Dreibergs

Written By: Boris Frumin (Screenplay)

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miguelreina says...

4 years ago

It has the virtue of questioning nationalisms and loyalties in the context of the WWI, building a story that does not pretend to be pacifist, but that reflects on the meaning of war. And it certainly achieves a good visual result on a low budget, hiding the enemy in mists and shadows. However, it lacks a good balance between the battlefield and the intimate story. Everything is as correct as it is unexciting.

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citizenelf

7/10 2 years ago

Trench warfare is never the most engaging type of combat to watch, but Dvēseļu putenis does its best to work with the hand that historical accuracy tends to deal with this kind of story. Through clever cinematography, the focus is taken entirely off of tactics and warfare and instead given to the More

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MovieGuys

one year ago

Based on the book by the same name, Blizzard of Souls, is an insight into Latvia's tragic wartime past.

Set during WWI, Blizzard of Souls, offers an un-glamorous insight into the horror of war. The obsessive militarism and nationalism of the period, fail to mitigate wars reality. That is, the los More

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