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aka THE RIFLEMAN [DVĒSEĻU PUTENIS]

Opening Jan. 8 in our Virtual Screening Room.


2020 Oscar® Selection, Latvia.


Dzintars Dreibergs' adaptation of Aleksandrs Grīns' World War I-set novel has become a major box office hit in Latvia — the most-watched film since the restoration of independence in 1991. After losing his mother and home to the invading German army, 16-year-old Artūrs joins the Latvian Riflemen of the Imperial Russian Army, along with his father and brother. He imagines that war will be a glorious affair, that their side is just and that victory will be swift. Artūrs is terribly mistaken on all counts and will spend the next several years enduring unimaginable horrors before finally returning to his beloved homeland to begin rebuilding his life, as well as the newly independent nation of Latvia, nearly from scratch.


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  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    120 minutes
  • Language
    Latvian, German, Russian, Estonian
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Rating
    NOT RATED
  • Note
    With English subtitles.
  • Director
    Dzintars Dreibergs
  • Screenwriter
    Boris Frumin, from the novel by Aleksandrs Grīns
  • Producer
    Dzintars Dreibergs, Inga Praņevska
  • Cast
    Oto Brantevics, Raimonds Celms, Martins Vilsons