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The Mills of Fate

1997 · 104 min

A bittersweet, gently comic love story set against a country in upheaval, mixing tenderness with loss and a wistful eye for nature.

Overview
A love triangle - a terminally ill university teacher, a blind girl and a young bard. In the background of it all - the wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, city life and the beautiful nature of Latvia. In the end love will conquer everything, though not everybody will live to witness that.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • identity
  • class
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Janis Streics
Written by
Janis Streics
Starring
Ivars Kalnins, Artūrs Skrastiņš, Agnese Zeltiņa, Romualds Ancans, Baiba Broka, Mirdza Martinsone, Boļeslavs Ružs, Janis Paukstello
Cinematography
Harijs Kukels
Runtime
104 min
Country
Latvia
Languages
English, Latvian

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