
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.

as Emīlija Benjamiņa

as Antons Benjamiņš

as Jānis Benjamiņš

as Berta Āboliņa

as Jānis Kārkliņš

as Kārlis Skalbe

as Ernests Brusubārda

as Pēteris Blaus

as Jūlijs Lācis

as Vilis Lācis

as Juris Georgs Benjamiņš

as Ede Simsone

as Minna Tusnelda Simsone