''In the Crosswind'' ( et, Risttuules) is a 2014 Estonian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Martti Helde. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert D ...
.
The film is about the forced deportation by Stalin's Russia of an Estonian family to Siberia in the
June deportation
The June deportation ( et, juuniküüditamine, lv, jūnija deportācijas, lt, birželio trėmimai) was a mass deportation by the Soviet Union of tens of thousands of people from the territories occupied in 1940–1941: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuan ...
. It is based on a real-life diary from the period.
Cast
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Einar Hillep
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mytholog ...
as Chairman of the
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz., a contraction of советское хозяйство, soviet ownership or ...
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Ingrid Isotamm as Hermiine
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Laura Peterson as Erna Tamm
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Mirt Preegel as Eliide
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Tarmo Song as Heldur
See also
* ''
The Chronicles of Melanie
''The Chronicles of Melanie'' () is a 2016 Latvian biographical drama film directed by Viesturs Kairišs, starring Sabine Timoteo. The film is based on the real life of Melānija Vanaga. It was produced by Latvia's Mistrus Media and co-produced ...
'', a similar 2016 Latvian film
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Population transfer in the Soviet Union
References
External links
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Risttuulesat Estonian Film Database
2014 films
2014 drama films
Estonian drama films
Estonian-language films
Films shot in Estonia
Films set in 1941
Films about the Soviet Union in the Stalin era
Films about Soviet repression
Works about the Gulag
Films set in Siberia
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