Dawn

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

Cast

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

Narrator

Ivars Brakovskis

Doctor

Beatrise Gulbe

Pioneer

Gatis Gāga

Karl Ivanovitš's Assistant

Uldis Lieldidzs

Teacher

Pēteris Liepiņš

Neighbour

Ziedonis Ločmelis

Bandit

Rolans Prihodjko

Bandit

Vilmārs Sokolovs

Bandit

Sentis Sprogis

Bandit

Aigars Stirna

Bandit

Anete Saulīte

Woman on the Road

Dita Katrina Tase

Girl on the Road