Astra

Overview

A film about a unique personality with an unbreakable spirit – Gunārs Astra. He can be considered as Latvian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn or Václav Havel. Twenty years he spent in Soviet prisons because of anti-government thinking. In a 1983 trial by the Latvian SSR, Astra said, “I believe this time will fade like an evil nightmare.” The fate of Gunārs Astra himself was tragic. Like Alexei Navalny in Russia, Astra was poisoned with tea on a train to Saint Petersburg. A week later, Gunārs Astra died. Astra’s death became a symbol of light on the long road to the restoration of Latvia’s independence.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 13, 2023

Original language

Latvian

Countries

Latvia

Production

SKUBA films

Director

Liene Laviņa-Tokalova

Writer

Gundars Rēders,Raits Valters

Producer

Sandijs Semjonovs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt29517399