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Fortune Telling on a Lamb Shoulder (1989)

Original title: Zīlēšana uz jēra lāpstiņas

1989-04-02 · LV
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The film takes place in the early 50s in a small Siberian village where the paths and destinies of exiled Latvians, Kalmyks, and Russians crossed. The Kalmyk boy Ligi lives with his grandfather, who goes to the taiga, collects herbs, treats fellow villagers. One day Grandfather was arrested on false charges of murder and arson of the farm.

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Oleg ManzhiyevWriterAda NeretnieceDirector

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Tseren TsatkhlanovTseren TsatkhlanovMārtiņš KvēpsMārtiņš KvēpsMaksim MunzukMaksim MunzukJuris ŽagarsJuris ŽagarsSvetlana RyabovaSvetlana RyabovaAndris BerzinsAndris Berzins

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Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieDialogue densityDramaDirector preference376153Actor preference3191018 · 1559058 · 459707Country preferenceSuDecade preference1980

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The film takes place in the early 50s in a small Siberian village where the paths and destinies of exiled Latvians, Kalmyks, and Russians crossed. The Kalmyk boy Ligi lives with his grandfather, who goes to the taiga, collects herbs, treats fellow villagers. One day Grandfather was arrested on false charges of murder and arson of the farm.