Dawn

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Antons Georgs Grauds

Little Janis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Vilis Daudziņš

Little Janis' Father

Age : 53 | Popularity : 4%

Wiktor Zborowski

Karl Ivanovitš

Age : 73 | Popularity : 12%

Āris Rozentāls

Karl Ivanovitš (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Andris Keišs

Jekabs Kalnins

Age : 49 | Popularity : 9%

Liena Šmukste

Mirdza Ozolina

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Joosep Ozolin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rūdolfs Plēpis

Narrator

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Wojciech Staroń
Directing	Director	Laila Pakalnina
Production	Producer	Laila Pakalnina Malgorzata Staron Kaspar Kallas
	Casting	Gunita Groša
Writing	Writer	Laila Pakalnina
Sound	Sound Director	Anrijs Krenbergs
	Music	Vestards Šimkus
Editing	Editor	Kaspar Kallas
Art	Production Design	Jurģis Krāsons
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Dzintra Bijubena
	Costume Design	Natalia Czeczott
Lighting	Gaffer	Dominik Szczerbowicz
Department	Role	Name

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