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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Guna Zariņa, Juris Bartkevičs, Raimonds Celms, Baiba Broka, Lauris Dzelzītis, Uldis Anže
Crew: Aivars Žukovskis, Kristīne Jurjāne, Andrejs Rudzāts, Aija Strazdina, Rūta Kuplā, Andis Mizišs
Country: LV
Studio: LTV1, Tet TV+
Runtime: 55:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Sep 23, 2021
Last air date: Oct 21, 2021
Episode: 7 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 3
