Storyline
June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband, Erna and her daughter are dispatched together with other women and children to remote Siberian territories. Despite hunger, fear and brutal humiliation Erna never in next fifteen years loses her sense of freedom and hope of returning to homeland.
Cast & Crew
Laura Peterson-Aardam
Erna
Lead
Tarmo Song
Heldur
MP
Mirt Preegel
Eliide
Ingrid Isotamm
Hermiine
EH
Einar Hillep
Chairman of the Kolkhoz
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martti Helde's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Crosswind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
