Dawn
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2015-11-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Latvian
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
7.3
Antons Georgs Grauds
Little Janis
Vilis Daudziņš
Little Janis' Father
Wiktor Zborowski
Karl Ivanovitš
Āris Rozentāls
Karl Ivanovitš (voice)
Andris Keišs
Jekabs Kalnins
Liena Šmukste
Mirdza Ozolina
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Joosep Ozolin
Rūdolfs Plēpis
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Beatrise Gulbe
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Karl Ivanovitš's Assistant
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Mārcis Maņjakovs
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Pilot
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Brigadier
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Old Man
Artis Drozdovs
Young Communist Ivars
Teodors Ozolinš
Man in Wheelchair
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Witch
Mia Gailuma
Angel
Kirils Stecs
Dog Instructor
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Lienite
Darta Belova
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Little Janis' Mother
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Demanding Man
Antons Zamišļajevs
Laughing Pioneer
Guntis Veilands
Convoy
Vilnis Kiepis
Convoy
Almants Bartuševics
Man with Telephone
Mare Hermine Vizule
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