Blizzard of Souls (film)

Blizzard of Souls
Blizzard of Souls
	International release poster
Directed by	Dzintars Dreibergs
Written by	Boris Frumin
Produced by	Dzintars Dreibergs; Inga Praņevska;
Starring	Oto Brantevics; Mārtiņš Vilsons; Rēzija Kalniņa; Raimonds Celms; Gatis Gāga; Jēkabs Reinis; Renārs Zeltiņš; Ieva Florence; Vilis Daudziņš;
Cinematography	Valdis Celmiņš
Edited by	Gatis Belogrudovs
Music by	Lolita Ritmanis
Release date	8 November 2019;
Running time	120 minutes (national version); 104 minutes (international version);
Country	Latvia
Languages	Latvian; Russian; German; Estonian; French;

Blizzard of Souls (Latvian: Dvēseļu putenis), or The Rifleman (English title), is a 2019 Latvian historical drama film directed by Dzintars Dreibergs. It premiered on 8 November 2019 in Latvia and on 20 February 2020 internationally, at the European Film Market. The film is an adaptation of Aleksandrs Grīns' novel of the same name, written about his service as a rifleman in World War I. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards but didn't receive a nomination.