The last summer of World War II in a Latvian fishing village. Ten-year-old Rita risks her life to care for and provide everything necessary for four prisoners of war rescued by fishermen—a Frenchman, a Russian, and two Latvians—who are hidden in the attic of a school converted into a warehouse by the German army.
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Inese Gulbe
Rita
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Ada Neretniece Director · Fedor Knorre Writer Māris Rudzītis Cinematographer
First release January 6, 1958 · Produced in Russia
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
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Russia
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Original language
Latvian
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Latvian
Release dates
Russia · January 6, 1958
Limited theatrical · Latvian · Rigas, Latvian SSR, USSR
No release date listed for United States.
Romania
June 4, 1958 · Theatrical
Russia
May 5, 1958 · Theatrical · Russian · USSR
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