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Release Date:
November 11, 2019
Original Title:
Dvēseļu putenis
Alternate Titles:
Blizzard of Souls
Genres:
Drama | History | War
Production Companies:
KULTFILMA
Production Countries:
Latvia
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+ CA: 18A DE: 16 FR: 16 GB: 15 JP: G KR: 15세이상관람가 LV: 12+ NZ: 16
Runtime: 124
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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3D Artist:
Dmitrijs Maslakpvs
Animal Coordinator:
Daina Luksa
Art Direction:
Jānis Kalniņš
Assistant Costume Designer:
Aija Strazdina
Gita Peta
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Santa Sandule
Ieva Sebre
Alīna Blinkova
Author:
Aleksandrs Grīns
Boom Operator:
Edgars Doma
Pēteris Pāss
Nauris Būda
Camera Operator:
Jānis Jurkovskis
Casting:
Gunita Groša
Casting Assistant:
Beatrise Zake
Guntis Veilands
Marta Dzene
Conductor:
Lolita Ritmanis
Continuity:
Anna Jurevica
Rinalds Zelts
Costume Design:
Sandra Sila
Costumer:
Dace Rozlapa
Katriona Luize Rozlapa
Petra Gluskova
Gita Kalvane
Marta Grase
Gustavs Berzins
Irena Vorkale
Arturs Zeps
Digital Compositor:
Mihail Matvejenko
Aigars Gercans
Renars Belousovs
Andris Pakalns
Digital Imaging Technician:
Maris Zommers
Jānis Jozauskis
Director:
Dzintars Dreibergs
Director of Photography:
Valdis Celmiņš
Editor:
Gatis Belogrudovs
Electrician:
Reinis Jansons
First Assistant Camera:
Jānis Indriks
Rolands Zelders
First Assistant Director:
Gundars Jakobsons
Foley Artist:
Andrea Veselková
Zdeněk Dušek
Foley Recordist:
Petr Kapeller
Gaffer:
Juris Zemītis
Grip:
Viktors Besaraba
Elvijs Menniks
Viesturs Strelcs
Key Grip:
Andris Pudans
Lighting Coordinator:
Daira Gruntmane
Location Manager:
Laura Cīrule
Ieva Ansevica
Katrina Tomasika
Makeup & Hair:
Aija Beata Rjabovska
Makeup Artist:
Dzintra Bijubene
Military Consultant:
Ziedonis Ločmelis
Music Editor:
Mark Mattson
Music Producer:
Mark Mattson
Lolita Ritmanis
Online Editor:
Kriss Rozins
Original Music Composer:
Lolita Ritmanis
Producer:
Dzintars Dreibergs
Inga Praņevska
Production Design:
Juris Žukovskis
Production Manager:
Gatis Kelle
Props:
Sandris Jaudzems
Rotoscoping Artist:
Bibek Srestha
Screenplay:
Boris Frumin
Script Consultant:
Miguel Machalski
Valdis Celmiņš
Karen Lee Street
Script Editor:
Ligita Lukstraupe
Martins Slisans
Second Assistant Camera:
Miks Ramāns
Ivars Trautmanis
Second Assistant Director:
Gatis Ungurs
Sound Assistant:
Lukáš Ujčík
Sound Designer:
Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis
Sound Mixer:
Mārtiņš Rozentāls
Sound Re-Recording Assistant:
Lukáš Ujčík
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Robert Slezák
Sound Recordist:
Verners Biters
Special Effects:
Juris Žukovskis
Special Effects Supervisor:
Juris Žukovskis
Special Effects Technician:
Andrejs Deicmanis
Aigars Rošāns
Druvis Vectirāns
Mikus Bevalds
Pēteris Kalniņš
Steadicam Operator:
Artūrs Lūriņš
Storyboard Artist:
Margarita Turauska
Stunt Coordinator:
Artem Grigoryev
Romans Morozovs
Third Assistant Director:
Kristaps Krūmiņš
Uģis Olte
Madara Dišlere
Transportation Coordinator:
Janis Pavlovskis
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Māris Āboliņš
Weapons Master:
Vladislavs Dombrovskis
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