Early Rust

Early Rust (Agrā rūsa) is a Soviet feature film directed by Gunārs Cilinskis. Based on the novel by Elina Zalite, written in 1944.

Рlot
Latvia, early 1930s. Poor rural girl Elsa comes to Riga in search of work, but she never manages to find something to do. Unexpectedly, she receives an offer from a wealthy entrepreneur, the aging manufacturer Kikulis. There is hope for a new, prosperous life, but marriage becomes a burdensome duty to be close to a stranger. Soon Elsa falls in love with a stranger who turns out to be the son of Kikulis  Italo. However, instead of the desired happiness, she ends up in the dock, accused of murdering her husband.

Cast

 * Rimante Krilaviciute as Elsa
 * Olgerts Dunkers as Kikulis
 * Ivars Kalnins as Italo, son of Kikulis (voiced by Yuri Demich)
 * Gunārs Cilinskis as Prosecutor Strauyups (voiced by Kirill Lavrov)
 * Aigars Vilims as Janis
 * Erica Ferda as Mrs. Tsimbara
 * Dina Kuple as Elsa's mother

Production
Filmed in Cēsis, near Zvārte rock, but filmed abroad in Prague.