Blizzard of Souls

Name: Blizzard of Souls
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: January 8, 2021
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Gatis Gaga, Greta Trusina, Ieva Florence, Jekabs Reinis, Martins Vilsons

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Film Movement | Release Date: January 8, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Gatis Gaga, Greta Trusina, Ieva Florence, Jekabs Reinis, Martins Vilsons, Oto Brantevics, Raimonds Celms, Renars Zeltins, Rezija Kalnina, Vilis Daudzins

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Adapted from the book by Aleksandrs Grins, which was banned in the U.S.S.R., the story was based on Grins’ own war experiences in a Latvian battalion, and the film is the biggest box office success in Latvia in the past 30 years.

Summary: Blizzard of Souls pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of an innocent 17-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Though he is underage, and his dad, a former marksman, is overage for the army, they are both conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions. The thrill ofBlizzard of Souls pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of an innocent 17-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Though he is underage, and his dad, a former marksman, is overage for the army, they are both conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions. The thrill of training is soon followed by reality, as shells burst around them in the endless mud. He grows up on the battlefield, fighting at the side of his father and brother, their lives are constantly in jeopardy. [Film Movement]… Expand

Director: Dzintars Dreibergs

Genre(s): Drama, History, War

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Josiah Teal

Jan 14, 2021

Despite minor hang-ups, Blizzard of Souls is a great war movie with a story that needs to be shared. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

The filmmakers are unafraid of the picturesque, lighting scenes so they resemble old-master canvases. Read full review

Deborah Young

Jan 4, 2021

The imagery is epic and dreamlike at the same time, the battleground covered in mist, grain stubble, snow. Read full review

Alissa Simon

Jan 14, 2021

With its muscular direction by former documentarian Dzintars Dreibergs, atmospheric cinematography and careful attention to period detail, this account of a troop of Latvian Riflemen fighting first for the Russian Imperial Army against invading German forces and then for an independent Latvia should appeal to WWI buffs and fans of Sam Mendes’ “1917.” Read full review

RogerEbert.com Carlos Aguilar

Jan 8, 2021

Dreibergs excels with his measured but immersive set pieces—like one that unravels in a snowy landscape at night, best exemplifying his directorial brawn. Read full review

Neil Young

Jan 21, 2021

It’s an aggressively stirring account of a nation painfully enduring catastrophic conflict as prelude to independence. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jan 7, 2021

“Blizzard” is almost immaculately shot and edited, but its good-taste approach to warfare, along with its treacly music score by Lolita Ritmanis, underscores what seems its main reason for being: a relentless “Go, Latvia!” agenda — which has extended to its marketing here. Read full review

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x3ch0x

Jan 17, 2021

Amazing music, cinematography and storytelling. Great antiwar piece, good actors. Every person needs to watch this kind of movie and think again about killing and going to war.

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