Emily. Queen of the Press

A slow-burn historical drama that immerses you in the opulent yet precarious world of a powerful woman, blending ambition, prophecy, and tragedy with a melancholic weight.

Created by

Andis Mizišs, Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.

Genres

Drama

Starring

Guna Zariņa, Juris Bartkevičs, Raimonds Celms

Tagline

The woman who built a press kingdom

Overview

A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, power, fate, grief

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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