Williamsburg Regional Library

The chronicles of Melanie, a film by Viesturs Kairiss

Label
The chronicles of Melanie, a film by Viesturs Kairiss
Language
lav
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The chronicles of Melanie
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
1049155349
Responsibility statement
a film by Viesturs Kairiss
Runtime
120
Summary
A terrifying account of the mass deportation of residents of Soviet-occupied Latvia that occurred in June of 1941 based on the memoirs of Melanija Venaga. Melanie was one of over 17,000 people deported to Siberia and separated from her husband. The three week journey on the cattle cars to Siberia is just the beginning of the long and brutal exile
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector
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