Parkland Entertainment has announced that it is bringing director Dzintars Dreibergs’ First World War epic The Rifleman (a.k.a. Blizzard of Souls) – the highest-grossing film of all time at the Latvian box office – to UK shores this month, and you can check out a trailer for the film right here…
The Rifleman pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of an innocent 17-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Though he is underage, and his dad, a former marksman, is overage for the army, they are both conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions. The thrill of training is soon followed by reality, as shells burst around them in the endless mud. He grows up on the battlefield, fighting at the side of his father and brother, their lives are constantly in jeopardy.
The Rifleman is released in Showcase Cinemas on July 26th and will hit Digital on August 10th and DVD on August 24th.
Originally published July 14, 2020. Updated July 13, 2020.
