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The Mills of Fate (1997)

The Mills of Fate poster
Original title
Likteņdzirnas
Directed by
Jānis Streičs
Genre
romance film, melodrama
Country
Latvia
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story set in the Latvian countryside follows a couple whose lives are shaped by fate and hardship. Their relationship is tested by social divides and personal loss.

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What happens

Moulin de la Destinée (en letton : Likteņdzirnas est un film letton réalisé par Jānis Streičs en 1997. Le scénario est inspiré du roman de Jānis Klīdžēs Les Neiges. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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