
Astrid Kairiša (born April 8, 1941 in Riga) was a Latvian actress. Born in a family of workers. Sister - Ballet Dancer Digna Kairiša. Graduated from Riga 28th Secondary School (1960). In 1961, the first cinema at the Riga Film Studio "Pieviltie". In 1962 graduated from Daile Theater 3rd study. Subsequently, he worked at the Liepāja Theater until 1968. Since 1968 he has been working at the Latvian...
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The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia: Without warning, the authorities break into the house of Melanie and her husband Aleksandr and force them to leave everything behind. Together with more than 15 000 Latvians, Melanie and her son get deported to Siberia. In her fight against cold, famine and cruelty, she only gains new strength through the letters she writes to Aleksandr, full of hope for a free Latvia and a better tomorrow.

The elderly nursing home residents for years feel worthless and troublesome. But then a crazy idea strikes them - to waive their pensions and enroll in the army as volunteers thus saving the country from financial crisis and spending excitingly the last years of their lives. The oldies are wise enough at organizing this event and now real adventures begin.

Melodramatic movie with colorful elements of comedy and songs that have deeply rooted in the Latvian folklore. Love triangle - terminally ill university teacher, blind girl and young bard. In the background - wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, city life and beautiful nature of Latvia. In the end love conquers everything though not everybody lives to witness that.

The path of the main character to the tops of creative work is a chain of victories and losses, in which gains and irretrievable losses alternate.

Forty years ago, she went with her beloved to his home in Germany. Now she is back in her native land, but as a visitor. The paths to her childhood home, which no longer exists, are overgrown. The paths that lead to the hearts of loved ones are overgrown. Even her daughter's soul. She grew up without Velta's closeness. In 1949, the little girl, who was staying with Velta's sister, was taken with her family to Siberia. Broken lives, broken destinies.

Little Littlefinger's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little shepherd boy decides to leave home and seek happiness in the world outside. There little Littlefinger meets the Wind Mother, Forest Mother and a little old man on his way. Each of them gives him a chore to do that earns him a gift with magical power, which comes in handy when he has to defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness, he realises he misses his grandmother and little sister...

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A man sees his picture on a 'Most Wanted' board and after going to police he meets someone who looks suspiciously similar to him.

The life journey of Justīne, a country girl, through the years of World War II to the position of chairwoman of a collective farm.

A 38-year-old teacher Anna in a small town is longing to have a child. The opportunity arises when she meets a cargo driver who travels through her town. He turns out to be married with a child in another town, so Anna doesn't wish to pursue the relationship, but the man is ready to change the course of his life.
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