Defying Fate (1975)

Original title

Liktenim spītējot

Directed by

Ēriks Lācis

Genre

drama, history, tv movie

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 14m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet two-part TV film from 1975 based on a Latvian novel. It follows a water carrier whose life is shaped by personal struggles and societal expectations in a rural setting.

dramaticemotionalreflectivebittersweetslow-burnmelancholichumanisticnostalgic

What happens

«Наперекор судьбе» — советский двухсерийный телефильм 1975 года снятый на Рижской киностудии режиссёром Эриксом Лацисом по мотивам романа «Водонос» латышской писательницы Илзе Индране. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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