Top Cast
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Alfrēds Amtmanis-Briedītis
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Ludmila Špīlberga
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M. Komisārs
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Aleksis Mierlauks
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Berta Rūmniece
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Lilija Ērika
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Teodors Valdšmits
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Paula Baltābola
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Jānis Ģērmanis
Overview
The film is a family drama set against the backdrop of the First World War and Latvia's freedom struggle.
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