Blizzard of Souls (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, Blizzard of Souls is a drama, war and history film directed by Dzintars Dreibergs, running about 124 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Blizzard of Souls stars Oto Brantevics as Arturs Vanags, Vilis Daudziņš as Col. Sala, Ivars Krasts and Gatis Gāga as Konrads, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Blizzard of Souls has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $8 at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Blizzard of Souls page.

If you liked it. Fans of Blizzard of Souls tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.