Underplayed Gems

In the Shadow of Death (1971)

In the Shadow of Death poster
Original title
Nāves ēnā
Directed by
Gunārs Piesis
Genre
drama film
Country
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man in 19th century Latvia faces harsh choices when his family is struck by a deadly illness. The film follows his struggle to survive in a remote, unforgiving landscape.

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What happens

À l'ombre de la mort (en letton : Nāves ēnā) est un film dramatique soviétique réalisé par Gunārs Piesis d'après la nouvelle éponyme de Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1899), sorti en 1971. Le film est inclus dans le Canon culturel letton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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