Completed - LATVIAN, ENGLISH - Documentary - 90 minutes
Latvia, 1945. After Soviet re-occupation a Catholic priest finds himself in conflict with the ruling power and is forced to take a radical step.....
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Normunds PUCIS Writer(s) : Normunds PUCIS Cast : Varis PINKIS, Vilis DAUDZINS, Edgars SAMITIS Producer(s) : Normunds PUCIS (NPGD FILMS)
Based on true events that took place in the vicinity of Līvāni in 1945 after Soviet re-occupation. Catholic priest Antons Juhņevičs, serving in the Vanagi parish, hid local men on church premises so they could escape conscription into the Red Army. Finding himself in conflict with the ruling power due to his convictions, he was forced to take a radical step.
Country(ies) : LATVIA
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