Dawn

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.

Country:

Estonia,

Latvia,

Poland

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Laila Pakalnina

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Company:

Hargla Company,

Staron Film

Cast:

Little Janis

Little Janis' Father

Karl Ivanovitš

Karl Ivanovitš (voice)

Jekabs Kalnins

Crew:

Writer

Director

Director of Photography

Music

Sound Director