The Road Home

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Director Aleksandr Ivanov
Writer Fedor Knorre (Writer), Arvīds Grigulis (Script Consultant), Andrei Apsolon (Lyricist), Rainis (Lyricist)
Original Title Сыновья
Release Date May 31, 1946
Runtime 89 min (1h 29m)
Country Soviet Union
Language LV
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Lenfilm • Rīgas kinostudija

The Road Home (1946)

Directed by Aleksandr Ivanov
• Written by Fedor Knorre , Arvīds Grigulis , Andrei Apsolon
⭐ 3.3 / 5 (4 votes) ⏱️ 89 min 🎬 Drama, War

Ratings Breakdown:

4 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

In one of the regions of Latvia occupied by the Nazis, the Germans arrest a peasant boy named Janis. His first escape ends in another arrest. This time, he is detained by his younger brother, who has become a policeman. After his next escape, his wife Ilga and daughter are sent to a concentration camp. Now Janis is ready to do anything to save them.

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Director Aleksandr Ivanov
Aleksandr Ivanov
Director
 Writer Fedor Knorre
Fedor Knorre
Writer
 Script Consultant Arvīds Grigulis
Arvīds Grigulis
Script Consultant
 Oleg Zhakov
Oleg Zhakov
Yanis
 Lidiya Smirnova
Lidiya Smirnova
Ilga, Yanis' Wife
 Vasili Vanin
Vasili Vanin
The Miller
 Vasili Merkuryev
Vasili Merkuryev
Karlis, the Mechanic
 Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Christina
 Gennadi Michurin
Gennadi Michurin
Partisan Leader
 Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigoriy Shpigel
Lt. Brenner
 Žanis Katlaps
Žanis Katlaps
Artur
 Yevgeni Nemchenko
Yevgeni Nemchenko
Actor