Bille 2018
7.4 / 10
Bille
A family film based on the book Bille by Vizma Belševica. An extraordinary, lonely yet spiritually strong little girl attempts to comprehend the adult world, which in her eyes is very contradictory, and to prove her own value despite the ignorance and lack of appreciation by her family in late 1930s. Bille tries to find an escape in her vivid imagination.
A family film based on the book Bille by Vizma Belševica. An extraordinary, lonely yet spiritually strong little girl attempts to comprehend the adult world, which in her eyes is very contradictory, and to prove her own value despite the ignorance and lack of appreciation by her family in late 1930s. Bille tries to find an escape in her vivid imagination.
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All 2 Videos & 7 Photos
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Full Cast & Crew
... Bille
... Billes māte
... Billes tēvs Žanis
... Billes vecāmāte
... Billes klavieru skolotāja
SJ
Sofija Juška... mazā Bille
Directors:
Release Date:
Apr 20, 2018 (Czechia,Latvia,Lithuania)
Run Time:
1hr 40`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Latvian
Production Countries:
Czechia,Latvia,Lithuania
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Bille
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Bille
... Billes māte
... Billes tēvs Žanis
... Billes vecāmāte
... Billes klavieru skolotāja
SJ
Sofija Juška... mazā Bille
... Milda
... Ausmas tēvs
... mācītājs
... veikalnieks Bānītis
... mājas saimniece
... Billes vectēvs
LZ
Līga Zeļģe... Valtrautas māte
Produced By
... Co-producer
... Producer
... Producer
Videos & Photos of
Bille
Videos ( 2)
Photos ( 7 )
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