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A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.
boys' night, teens
journalist, office, based on true story, writer, riga, latvia, 20th century
Latvia
asEmīlija Benjamiņa
asAntons Benjamiņš
asJānis Benjamiņš
asBerta Āboliņa
asJānis Kārkliņš
asKārlis Skalbe
asErnests Brusubārda
asPēteris Blaus
asJūlijs Lācis
asVilis Lācis
asJuris Georgs Benjamiņš
asEde Simsone
asMinna Tusnelda Simsone
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