In The Land That Sings

In The Land That Sings

Drama, History | Nov. 8, 2024

Looking for solutions of an efficient management and creation significant ideas to flourish Latvian culture and education, leaders of the Riga Latvian Society decide to hold the 1st Latvian Singing Festival back in 1873. At the beginning there are only four of them, very soon others – Latvians, Baltic Germans and Russians get involved, both influential persons of the society, countless volunteers from Riga, Livonia and Courland governorates. Also twenty-year-old Anna, whose desire to sing is stronger, despite the obstacles she has like any woman in that period of history, finds a way to join. By singing she finds self-confidence, power, joy of life and sense of unity, flourishing together with the Latvian nation, becoming a symbol of woman’s freedom.

In The Land That Sings

Drama, History | Nov. 8, 2024

In The Land That Sings
Looking for solutions of an efficient management and creation significant ideas to flourish Latvian culture and education, leaders of the Riga Latvian Society decide to hold the 1st Latvian Singing Festival back in 1873. At the beginning there are only four of them, very soon others – Latvians, Baltic Germans and Russians get involved, both influential persons of the society, countless volunteers from Riga, Livonia and Courland governorates. Also twenty-year-old Anna, whose desire to sing is stronger, despite the obstacles she has like any woman in that period of history, finds a way to join. By singing she finds self-confidence, power, joy of life and sense of unity, flourishing together with the Latvian nation, becoming a symbol of woman’s freedom.
Producers Kopli Kinokompanii, K Films
Original title Zeme, kas dzied
Directors Māris Martinsons
Writers Dainis Īvāns, Māris Martinsons

Cast

Vilis Daudziņš

as Bernhards Dīriķis

Andris Bulis

as Rihards Tomsons

Ainārs Ančevskis

as Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis

Andris Keišs

as Atis Kronvalds

Marta Jančevska

as Anna Līdumnieks

Ģirts Ķesteris

as Jānis Cimze

Nauris Brikmanis

as Krišjānis Kalniņš

Priit Pius

as Jurģis Grietēns

Marina Rebeka

as Zelma Līdumnieks

Kārlis Dzintars Zahovskis

as Edgars Balodis