The Mills of Fate

The Mills of Fate

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 21, 1997

Melodramatic movie with colorful elements of comedy and songs that have deeply rooted in the Latvian folklore. Love triangle - terminally ill university teacher, blind girl and young bard. In the background - wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, city life and beautiful nature of Latvia. In the end love conquers everything though not everybody lives to witness that.

The Mills of Fate

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 21, 1997

The Mills of Fate
Melodramatic movie with colorful elements of comedy and songs that have deeply rooted in the Latvian folklore. Love triangle - terminally ill university teacher, blind girl and young bard. In the background - wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, city life and beautiful nature of Latvia. In the end love conquers everything though not everybody lives to witness that.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Rīgas Kinostudija
Original title Likteņdzirnas
Directors Jānis Streičs
Writers Jānis Klīdzējs, Jānis Streičs

Cast

Ivars Kalniņš

as Eduks

Artūrs Skrastiņš

as Beisiks

Agnese Zeltiņa

as Agnese

Romualds Ancāns

as Vincents

Baiba Broka

as Pusaudze

Mirdza Martinsone

as Nameda