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7.3/10 • 7

2015-11-231h 32m

Drama

Based on a Soviet propaganda story about Young Pioneer (the Soviet equivalent of a Boy Scout) Morozov, who denounced his father to Stalin’s secret police and was in turn killed by his family. His life exemplified the duty of all good Soviet citizens to become informers, at any expense. In our film, 75 years later, we call him little Janis. He is a Pioneer who lives on the Soviet collective farm “Dawn”. His father is an enemy of the farm (and the Soviet system) and plots against it. Little Janis betrays his father; his father takes revenge upon his son. Who then in this old Soviet tale is good and who is bad? This film reveals that a distorted brain is always dangerous. Even today.

Directors
Laila Pakalnina
Writters
Laila Pakalnina
Editors
Laila Pakalnina, Kaspar Kallas

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Antons Georgs Grauds

    Antons Georgs Grauds

    Little Janis

  2. Vilis Daudziņš

    Vilis Daudziņš

    Little Janis' Father

  3. Wiktor Zborowski

    Wiktor Zborowski

    Karl Ivanovitš

  4. Āris Rozentāls

    Āris Rozentāls

    Karl Ivanovitš (voice)

  5. Andris Keišs

    Andris Keišs

    Jekabs Kalnins

  6. Liena Šmukste

    Liena Šmukste

    Mirdza Ozolina

  7. Ģirts Krūmiņš

    Ģirts Krūmiņš

    Joosep Ozolin

  8. Rūdolfs Plēpis

    Rūdolfs Plēpis

    Narrator

  9. Ivars Brakovskis

    Ivars Brakovskis

    Doctor

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Status
Released
Original Language
Latvian
Budget
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Keywords
farm lifewoman director