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Release Date:
January 26, 2023
Original Title:
Vesmaņa atgriešanās. Many Happy Returns!
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Studija Centrums
Production Countries:
Latvia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 63
Fridrihs Vesmanis (1875–1941) – the first Chairman of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia’s envoy to Great Britain, and a Supreme Court senator – was arrested and deported by the Soviets in June 1941. It was forbidden to mention his name during the years of the Soviet occupation. Only after Latvia regained its independence, his descendants found his autobiography, which reads like a last letter to the future Latvia. This film is dedicated to the inception of the Latvian state and the centenary of its Constitution and Parliament.
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Director:
Raitis Ābele
Music:
Gatis Ziema
Producer:
Bruno Aščuks
Sound Director:
Jānis Zaneribs
Writer:
Dainis Īvāns
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