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The Rifleman

2019 · 124 min

A somber, immersive war drama that follows a young soldier's brutal loss of innocence amid muddy trenches and shifting loyalties.

Directed by: Dzintars Dreibergs
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Oto Brantevics, Vilis Daudziņš, Ivars Krasts

Overview: The love story of sixteen-year-old Arturs is interrupted by the First World War. After losing his mother and his home, he finds some consolation in joining the army, because this is the first time national battalions are allowed in the Russian Empire. But war is nothing like Arturs imagined – no glory, no fairness. It is brutal and painful. Arturs is now completely alone as war takes the lives of his father and brother. Also, no progress is made in the promised quick resolution of the war and timely return home. Within the notion that only he alone cares about returning home and that his homeland is just a playground for other nations, Arturs finds strength for the final battle and eventually returns home to start everything from scratch, just like his newly born country.

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Directed by: Dzintars Dreibergs
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Oto Brantevics, Vilis Daudziņš, Ivars Krasts

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
coming-of-age
grief
survival
isolation
Places: countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: war, drama, history
Directed by: Dzintars Dreibergs
Written by: Boris Frumin
Starring: Oto Brantevics, Vilis Daudziņš, Ivars Krasts, Gatis Gāga, Martins Vilsons, Rēzija Kalniņa, Raimonds Celms, Jēkabs Reinis
Music: Lolita Ritmanis
Cinematography: Valdis Celmiņš
Runtime: 124 min
Country: Latvia
Languages: Latvian, Russian, German

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