Fortune Telling on a Lamb Shoulder
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The film takes place in the early 50s in a small Siberian village where the paths and destinies of exiled Latvians, Kalmyks, and Russians crossed. The Kalmyk boy Ligi lives with his grandfather, who goes to the taiga, collects herbs, treats fellow villagers. One day Grandfather was arrested on false charges of murder and arson of the farm.
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Ada Neretniece Director · Oleg Manzhiyev Writer Mārtiņš Kleins Cinematographer
First release April 2, 1989 · Produced in Russia · Languages Latvian, Russian
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
Production
Russia
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Original title
Zīlēšana uz jēra lāpstiņas
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 2, 1989
TV · Central Television USSR
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