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Emily. Queen of the Press

80 %|Sep 23, 2021|Drama

A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.

Toms Krauklis
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Andrejs Rudzāts
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Gints Grūbe
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Kārlis Auzāns
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Ernests Ansons
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Kristīne Želve
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Inese Boka-Grūbe
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Māra Liniņa
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Cast

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Guna Zariņa
Emīlija Benjamiņa
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Juris Bartkevičs
Antons Benjamiņš
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Raimonds Celms
Jānis Benjamiņš
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Baiba Broka
Berta Āboliņa
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Lauris Dzelzītis
Jānis Kārkliņš
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Uldis Anže
Kārlis Skalbe
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Dainis Gaidelis
Ernests Brusubārda
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Gatis Maliks
Pēteris Blaus
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Edgars Ozoliņš
Jūlijs Lācis
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Jēkabs Reinis
Vilis Lācis
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Enzo Leonardo Borneo
Juris Georgs Benjamiņš
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Ligita Dēvica
Ede Simsone
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Uva Segliņa
Minna Tusnelda Simsone