Dawn

1h 32m

7.3

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.

Cast

Antons Georgs Grauds

Vilis Daudziņš

Little Janis' Father

Wiktor Zborowski

Karl Ivanovitš

Āris Rozentāls

Karl Ivanovitš (voice)

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Rūdolfs Plēpis

Ivars Brakovskis

Karl Ivanovitš's Assistant

Uldis Lieldidzs

Pēteris Liepiņš

Ziedonis Ločmelis

Rolans Prihodjko

Vilmārs Sokolovs

Woman on the Road

Dita Katrina Tase

Girl on the Road

Mārcis Maņjakovs

Edgars Marcinkevičs

Žanis Alberts Briedis

Young Communist Ivars

Teodors Ozolinš

Man in Wheelchair

Ella Hermansone

Little Janis' Brother

Little Janis' Mother

Antons Zamišļajevs

Laughing Pioneer

Guntis Veilands

Almants Bartuševics

Man with Telephone

Mare Hermine Vizule

Crew

Laila Pakalnina

Director, Writer, Producer

Editor, Producer

Wojciech Staroń

Director of Photography

Małgorzata Staroń

Jurģis Krāsons

Production Design

Natalia Czeczott

Dzintra Bijubena

Anrijs Krenbergs

Vestards Šimkus

Dominik Szczerbowicz