Dawn

The story

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

A Antons Georgs GraudsLittle Janis V Vilis DaudziņšLittle Janis' Father W Wiktor ZborowskiKarl Ivanovitš Ā Āris RozentālsKarl Ivanovitš (voice) A Andris KeišsJekabs Kalnins L Liena ŠmuksteMirdza Ozolina Ģ Ģirts KrūmiņšJoosep Ozolin R Rūdolfs PlēpisNarrator I Ivars BrakovskisDoctor B Beatrise GulbePioneer G Gatis GāgaKarl Ivanovitš's Assistant U Uldis LieldidzsTeacher

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P Pēteris LiepiņšNeighbour Z Ziedonis LočmelisBandit R Rolans PrihodjkoBandit V Vilmārs SokolovsBandit S Sentis SprogisBandit A Aigars StirnaBandit A Anete SaulīteWoman on the Road D Dita Katrina TaseGirl on the Road M Mārcis MaņjakovsMilitia E Edgars MarcinkevičsPilot I Indra BriķeBrigadier Ž Žanis Alberts BriedisOld Man A Artis DrozdovsYoung Communist Ivars T Teodors OzolinšMan in Wheelchair A Anis AbolinšWitch M Mia GailumaAngel K Kirils StecsDog Instructor E Ella HermansoneLienite D Darta BelovaLittle Janis' Brother G Guna ZariņaLittle Janis' Mother E Egils OsisDemanding Man A Antons ZamišļajevsLaughing Pioneer G Guntis VeilandsConvoy V Vilnis KiepisConvoy A Almants BartuševicsMan with Telephone M Mare Hermine VizuleOzolin's Child