Screen International invites you to a virtual screening for the film Blizzard of Souls

Official submission | Latvia

This screening is open to awards voters and industry professionals and will be available for 24 hours after the start time.

Blizzard of Souls (Latvia) - Jan 19, 3pm UK time

Based on true events and the novel by Aleksandrs Grins, which was forbidden in the USSR, the film follows a coming-of-age story of a sixteen-year-old Arthur. After the loss of his mother, he enlists to fight in WWI with dreams of becoming a hero, but after surviving the brutalities of trench warfare and the loss of his family, he wonders if his efforts in battle were futile and if hope is only to be found in rebuilding a family and a home as Latvia itself is born from the atrocities of war.

BLIZZARD OF SOULS was directed by Dzintars Dreibergs (debut feature) and written by Dreibergs and Boriss Frumins. The film was produced by Inga Pranevska and Dzintars Dreibergs for KULTFILMA, and associate produced by Gatis Sniedziņš. Ilona Bičevska serves as International Producer. It was edited by Gatis Belogrudovs, composed by Lolita Ritmanis and Valdis Celmins served as director of cinematography.

“Lion-hearted first world war epic"
Ellen Jones, THE GUARDIAN