Soviet Milk

Soviet Milk (2023)

Mātes piens

Born to live like dead

Struggling against the totalitarian regime of occupied Soviet Latvia, a talented young doctor is stripped of her career, her joy for life, and even her maternal instincts.

Date of release
2023-02-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Ināra Kolmane

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Soviet Milk

Soviet Milk is a 2023 Latvian historical drama film directed by Ināra Kolmane, based on the novel Mātes piens by Latvian writer Nora Ikstena. The film portrays a complex mother-daughter relationship in Latvia under Soviet occupation, exploring themes of repression, identity, intergenerational trauma, and female resilience. Directed by Ināra Kolmane with a screenplay by Arvis Kolmanis, Mātes piens was produced by Film Studio DEVIŅI with international collaborators and shot to authentically depict life in Soviet era Latvia.

Production

The film was directed by Ināra Kolmane and written by Arvis Kolmanis. It was produced by Film Studio DEVIŅI as a Latvian–Belgian co-production in collaboration with Tet and Umedia. The project received financial support from the National Film Centre of Latvia and the EU Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Filming began on 15 September 2020 and took place primarily in Limbaži Municipality and Riga.

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