Emily. Queen of the Press
First air date: 2021-09-23

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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.


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Guna Zariņa

as Emīlija Benjamiņa

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Juris Bartkevičs

as Antons Benjamiņš

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Raimonds Celms

as Jānis Benjamiņš

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Baiba Broka

as Berta Āboliņa

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Lauris Dzelzītis

as Jānis Kārkliņš

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Uldis Anže

as Kārlis Skalbe

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Dainis Gaidelis

as Ernests Brusubārda

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Gatis Maliks

as Pēteris Blaus

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Edgars Ozoliņš

as Jūlijs Lācis

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Jēkabs Reinis

as Vilis Lācis

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Enzo Leonardo Borneo

as Juris Georgs Benjamiņš

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Ligita Dēvica

as Ede Simsone

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Uva Segliņa

as Minna Tusnelda Simsone

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