Blizzard of Souls

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Blizzard of Souls

2021

1h 44m

War

History

Drama

Action

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A brave 16-year-old dreams of becoming a hero while fighting for Latvia during World War I.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jan 12, 2021

A very powerful film made on a particularly small budget.

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Carlos Aguilar

RogerEbert.com

Jan 8, 2021

2.5/4

A movie with plenty of small portions that communicate thought-provoking ideas and gripping melees but without a substantial human anchor.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Jan 7, 2021

Its good-taste approach to warfare, along with its treacly music score by Lolita Ritmanis, underscores what seems its main reason for being: a relentless "Go, Latvia!" agenda...

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Jul 18, 2022

A-

This is an emotional and grounded film that engages the audience with a thematic weight only to shockingly snap them into the horrors of the reality it is portraying.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Feb 16, 2021

3.5/5

Strip away the national trappings and this is an old, old story, but director Dzintars Dreibergs, despite working with a tiny budget, tells it well.

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

Jan 28, 2021

It's a cliché in the truest sense, taking the façade of a rousing Spielbergian drama with none of its spirit, and the ethereal visual design of a Malick film with none of its ardor.

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Jason L.

@Jlaik May 10, 2026

I thought it was excellent and a bit naïve which added to male vanity of war. Also very sad. The colors in that part of the world are stunning. Great place to shoot a movie. Highly recommend it for historical reasons also

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John H

@JLHIII Feb 26, 2024

Good story and perfoances but a bit disjointed. Still well worth watching . No many WWI war movies from the Latvian /Russian side in the West

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Roberts S

@RT70440385 Jun 18, 2023

Blizzard of Souls is a visually stunning war drama that captures the harsh realities of World War I from a unique perspective. The film's cinematography is impressive, and the battle scenes are intense and brutal

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Aug 23, 2021

Quite exceptional, Even if the geopolitical side is little put forward, Blizzard of Souls exudes in an apparent simplicity a very great human force and brings its reflection on the absurdity of the war machine

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william d

@acsdoug Jul 8, 2021

A decent enough war movie that touches on all the inherent cliches. Worth watching if for no other reason than there are so few WWI movies centered on the eastern front.

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Jan 16, 2021

Amazing! So personal and respectful war story. Just must see! If this is not getting Oscars then I dont know movies.

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A brave 16-year-old dreams of becoming a hero while fighting for Latvia during World War I.

Director: Dzintars Dreibergs
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: War, History, Drama, Action
Original Language: Latvian
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 8, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2021
Runtime: 1h 44m

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