Drama ·History · Estonia · 2014 · 1h 26m

In the Crosswind

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Director

Cast

Laura Peterson-Aardam as Erna Tarmo Song as Heldur Mirt Preegel as Eliide Ingrid Isotamm as Hermiine Einar Hillep as Chairman of the Kolkhoz

Crew

Erik Põllumaa — Director of Photography Liis Nimik — Editor Martti Helde — Screenplay Pille Rünk — Producer Piret Tibbo-Hudgins — Producer Reet Brandt — Production Design

Synopsis

June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband, Erna and her daughter are dispatched together with other women and children to remote Siberian territories. Despite hunger, fear and brutal humiliation Erna never in next fifteen years loses her sense of freedom and hope of returning to homeland.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

deportation

Key Collaborators

Martti Helde Director Erik Põllumaa Director of Photography Liis Nimik Editor Martti Helde Screenplay Pille Rünk Producer Piret Tibbo-Hudgins Producer Reet Brandt Production Design Anna-Liisa Liiver Costume Design

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