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Blizzard of Souls

Original title: Dveselu putenis
  • 2019
  • 12
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.4K
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Blizzard of Souls (2019)
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After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.

  • Director
    • Dzintars Dreibergs
  • Writers
    • Boris Frumin
    • Aleksandrs Grins
  • Stars
    • Oto Brantevics
    • Greta Trusina
    • Martins Vilsons
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    5.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dzintars Dreibergs
    • Writers
      • Boris Frumin
      • Aleksandrs Grins
    • Stars
      • Oto Brantevics
      • Greta Trusina
      • Martins Vilsons
    • 39User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Oto Brantevics
    • Arturs Vanags
    Greta Trusina
    • Marta
    Martins Vilsons
    Martins Vilsons
    • Vanags
    Rezija Kalnina
    Rezija Kalnina
    • Mother
    Raimonds Celms
    • Edgars Vanags
    Jekabs Reinis
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    Gatis Gaga
    • Konrads
    Renars Zeltins
    • Spilva
    Vilis Daudzins
    • Col. Sala
    Ieva Florence
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    Natalija Buha
    • Ola
    Evita Goze
    • Lola
    Ziedonis Lochmelis
    • Apsitis
    Sandis Pecis
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    Martins Liepa
    • Spelmanis
    Juris Lavins
    Ivars Brakovskis
    Juris Gornavs
    • Director
      • Dzintars Dreibergs
    • Writers
      • Boris Frumin
      • Aleksandrs Grins
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    10eloLatvia

    Very inspiring and uplifting!

    This film tells a story based on a novel "Dveselu putenis" by Aleksandrs Grins. Novel is too long for the film, so Scriptwriter Boris Frumin took the best parts to match 120 minute playtime.

    Film resembles war tragedy, as scriptwriter Boris Frumin puts it. Many people gave their time and energy, you can literary feel it in the movie. That important it was. Our nation needed it. This is a people's film. Very inspiring and uplifting.

    This film have a wide appeal. Just go and see it!
    9Starfilmsgold

    Official Foreign Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 (subtitled)

    Based on true events and the novel by Aleksandrs Grins, it is a moving story of friendships and strong camaraderie amongst the soldiers in the WW1 battlefields of Latvia (part of old Russia in 1915). Undaunted by guns, grenades, snipers, bayonets, blizzards, and all the bloody horrors of WW1 ... fearless Latvians were proud to defend their homeland from the Germans.

    Young actors and engaging characters make compelling watching. The Isle of Death and Christmas fights. I usually do not like war movies (bloodshed) but after 30 mins of viewing, I was hooked. l had to watch it to the end just to see what happened to the FRIENDS who fought TOGETHER - HEROES OF LATVIA. Historically, 1.2M Latvians died in that war. Not telling if the boy hero Arturs, or any of his friends survived the war ... but you might need a hanky at the end of the movie.

    I'm buying the video from Amazon Prime, as it really is a good movie that you could and would want to watch again, unlike most war films which are too grisly gore fests. It premiered with Screen International on-line screenings yesterday. Good luck to cast and crew with this year's Oscars.
    9marruciic

    Soul-shaker : superb Latvian movie!

    First ever thought after movie credits started to appear on the big screen line after line was - I want to hold on to the feeling this movie has been awakening inside of my soul. It's hard to tell a story about a time that has been long gone, yet is in people's memories trough books and history lessons in school. Nevertheless - creators of "Blizzard of souls" are touching audiences with the simplicity, with extracted one person perspective, one joy and love, one... This is actually extremely hard to shine light on history trough a personal journey trough war days and relationships that are formed by the rush of war - everyone understands the urgency to take action and live this very second, to fullest, since there's great chance that might be the last sunrise, last meal, last kiss. Yet everyone is hoping to be able to live long enough to have that peace after.. Movie balances, telling us all the mix of emotions via superb camera work, brilliant movie soundtrack and acting that is heavenly simple and to the point. Some of the episodes are proudly written in the golden heritage of Latvian cinema, some will be. This is the movie that starts great line of stories - after the Alexander Green masterpiece here as cinematic marvel, people should watch "Chronicles of Melania" - these both are letting foreign people to understand the utmost importance and pain we feel and can make you understand why all the time under the soviet oppression was so dark for people who just recently had to fight so courageously to have own time, own country and own values.. No - this is not an easy and entertaining movie. This is a soul shaker. I would love to see 11 stars out of 10 - but giving here full 9 - as my effort towards "less biased" ratings. Must see!
    9matisslinde

    A realy good ww1 movie about a unique front, previously not properely explored.

    The movie was realy good, it is definetly the best latvian war movie, and prehaps the best ww1 movie out of all of them. The only problem i can pinpoint is the acting and sometimes the diolouge, wich was decent for most of the characters but sometimes the main characters voice acting was just terible in my opinion. I wouldnt say that the acting ruined the movie tough. Most of it was realy servicable, and i quite like that they didnt take all the overused latvian actors wich were realy tireing. Overall, the movie was fantastic, telling a almost completely unexplored ww1 front, especialy when it comes to wich part of the front. Definetly would recomend to anyone even remotely interested in ww1.
    MovieIQTest

    "Fantastic, better than 1917"

    I completely agree with reviewer, fernandojnfalmeida's short but right on the money review:

    Quote: "Fantastic, better than 1917 fernandojnfalmeida-672-22614620 November 2020 Let's say it's a 1917, with better cinematography, with a plot at a much higher level and a density and complexity of historical facts stratospheric compared to 1917." Unquote

    The movie 1917 that won an Oscar is still a clueless myth to me. The whole movie was merely about two British grunts volunteered or been forced to carry out an alert mission. What we saw was just a camera followed those two young men went through the battlefield with actually nothing to tell, except when a German plane after bombing was shot down by the British riflemen on the ground. That was the only incident worth mentioning. Other than that episode, there's nothing special to tell. We just followed the damn camera which followed those two grunts backs went through the whole lame movie to the end.

    But "Blizzard of Souls" is a totally different achievement. Telling us how a young kid under 17 from a farm boy to grow up into a seasoned veteran, who lost his mother, father and later lost his big brother. Wounded so many times, almost was killed several times, even escaped from an execution.

    The movie itself is a saga, a journey throughout the four seasons, so many deaths, so many losses, so many bloody battles, bleeding, wounds. When the movie ended and the credit appeared, you would see those photos in black and white shot at that time were all subtly acted, directed and edited with the real actors to realize truthfully. The harshness of the fate of that little country, first invaded and raped by the German, then cheated, manipulated by the Tsars, then again coerced, forced and cheated by the Soviet Russia. A small but tough nation not liberated from the slavery of the Red Communist Russia until late in the 20th Century and finally allow the world to know what a beautiful country it is. What a journey!

    If the lousy "1917" could win Oscar, then this "Blizzard of Souls (The Rifleman)" should win more! I am also quite amazed that a small country could produce and present to us such a mature and wonderful war movie. Everything looked authentic and real, battle scenes, costumed, make-up, editing, directing and acting are very very good. Every scene was so detailed and carefully shot. What a nice work! I never got bored, lost focus and became impatient from the beginning to the end.

    Highly recommended!

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      Official submission of Latvia for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.
    • Goofs
      The scope on Arturs' rifle lacks crosshairs. Crosshairs are necessary in a sniper's scope as an aiming point.
    • Connections
      Featured in World War I Expert Rates More WWI Battles in Movies (2023)

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Latvia
    • Official site
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    • Languages
      • Latvian
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Tireur d'élite
    • Filming locations
      • Adazi, Latvia
    • Production companies
      • Kultfilma
      • Mnibus Entertainment
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      • LVL 1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,750
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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