In the Crosswind (2014)

movie

(1705)

Country: Estonia
Genres: Drama, History
Release: 2014-03-28
Director: Martti Helde
Writers: Martti Helde , Liis Nimik
Language: Estonian | Russian
Stars: Laura Peterson , Tarmo Song , Mirt Preegel , Ingrid Isotamm , Einar Hillep , Einar Hillep
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 9 wins & 7 nominations
AKA: In the Crosswind (United States of America) , Πλευρικοί άνεμοι (Greece) , Rüzgarların Arasında (Turkey) , In the Crosswind (Finland) , Ristituulessa (Finland) , In the Crosswind (Canada) , Crosswind - La croisée des vents (France, French Republic) , In the Crosswind (Germany) , In the Crosswind (Finland) , Der vindane møtes (Norway) , Na skrzyżowaniu wiatrów (Poland) , Där vindarna möts (Finland) , Veju kryzkeleje (Lithuania) , Risttuules , Keresztszélben (Hungary) , In the Crosswind (United Kingdom) , 横风之中 (China) , Боковой ветер (Russian Federation) , Risttuules (Estonia) , Risttuules (Japan) , Crosswind - Hvor vindene mødes (Denmark) , Där vindarna möts (Sweden) , In the Crosswind , In the Crosswind (Sweden) , Na Ventania (Brazil)
Plot:
June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband Erna and her daughter are dispatched together with other women and children to remote Siberian territories. Despite hunger, fear and brutal humiliation Erna never in next fifteen years loses her sense of freedom and hope of returning to homeland. The story is inspired by real events.
IMDB:tt2534660